Tennessee § 29-30-204 - Publication on nonresident.
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§ 29-30-204. Publication on nonresident.
Should the defendant, or any defendant, be a nonresident of the state, the officer shall return the fact and the court shall order publication to be made for four (4) successive weeks in some newspaper published in the county in which the suit is pending, or in the nearest county. The publication shall state the names of the parties and briefly set forth the nature of the writ. Code 1858, § 3385 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 60, § 3); Shan., § 5139; mod. Code 1932, § 9294; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2312. Law Reviews. Remedies Under the Tennessee Commercial Code (John A. Walker, Jr.), 30 Vand. L. Rev. 1197.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-30-204 ("Publication on nonresident.") 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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