Tennessee § 40-11-212 - Sheriff's deed delivered to district attorney general.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-11-212 — Sheriff's deed delivered to district attorney general., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-11-212. Sheriff's deed delivered to district attorney general.
Upon delivery of the certificate by the district attorney general to the sheriff, the sheriff shall issue a deed to the state for the lands so purchased by the state and deliver it to the district attorney general in whose district the purchase is made. Acts 1925, ch. 63, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 7148a7; Code 1932, § 11704; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1312.
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