Tennessee § 66-23-101 - Witnesses outside state when maker unavailable.
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§ 66-23-101. Witnesses outside state when maker unavailable.
If the person executing the instrument is dead, or resides or is beyond the limits of the United States and its territories, the instrument may be proved for registration before any clerk of a court of record in any of the states or territories, or before a commissioner for Tennessee, appointed by the governor, in any such state or territory, or before a notary public of such state or territory, by two (2) subscribing witnesses, or, if one (1) of them is dead, then by the subscribing witness living, and proof of the handwriting of the deceased witness by two (2) persons acquainted with such person's handwriting. Acts 1869-1870, ch. 122, § 1; Shan., § 3731; Code 1932, § 7646; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2301. Cross-References. Destruction of and tampering with governmental records, § 39-16-504 . Notaries public, title 8, ch. 16. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Recording System (Toxey H. Sewell), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (1982).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-23-101 ("Witnesses outside state when maker unavailable.") 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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