Tennessee § 26-5-104 - Hour of sale.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-5-104 — Hour of sale., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-5-104. Hour of sale.
Execution sales shall be made between the hours of nine o'clock a.m. (9:00 a.m.) and seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.). Code 1858, § 3038 (deriv. Acts 1807, ch. 99, § 1); Shan., § 4766; Code 1932, § 8896; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-704; Acts 2017, ch. 187, § 1. Amendments. The 2017 amendment substituted “between the hours of nine o'clock a.m. (9:00 a.m.) and seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.)” for “between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon (10:00 a.m.) and four o'clock in the afternoon (4:00 p.m.)”. Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 187, § 3. April 19, 2017. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executions, § 37.
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Section 26-5-104 ("Hour of sale.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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