Tennessee § 40-25-138 - Warrants payable to person entitled to fees.
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§ 40-25-138. Warrants payable to person entitled to fees.
The commissioner of finance and administration, in auditing bills of costs of state prosecutions, when, in the commissioner's judgment, it is expedient and proper to do so, may draw a warrant on the treasurer in favor of any of the parties interested in the bills of costs for the sum due the party, which warrant the commissioner shall send to the clerk of the court from which the bills were sent, and at the same time notify the clerk that the amount sent is all that was due the party in the bills. The clerk shall deliver the warrant to the party in whose favor it is drawn, as soon as called for, taking receipt for the same. Acts 1867-1868, ch. 59, §§ 2, 3; Shan., §§ 7596, 7597; Code 1932, §§ 12223, 12224; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12223; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3345.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-25-138 ("Warrants payable to person entitled to fees.") 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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