Tennessee § 66-12-110 - Criminal liability avoided by payment of claim.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-12-110 — Criminal liability avoided by payment of claim., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-12-110. Criminal liability avoided by payment of claim.
If the person so disposing of the property shall pay over to the lienor or owner of the debt so secured the proceeds of the sale, or sufficient thereof to satisfy the lien, or in case the owner of the debt shall have received or recovered from the purchaser of the property the value thereof, then if the party so disposing of such property shall pay to the purchaser the proceeds of sale, and all costs of the prosecution accrued, and all before the person so disposing of such property is arraigned for trial, the person so disposing of such property shall not be so held liable. Acts 1897, ch. 114, § 3; Shan., § 5305a3; mod. Code 1932, § 8026; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1210. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Landlord and Tenant, § 13.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-12-110 ("Criminal liability avoided by payment of claim.") 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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