Tennessee § 68-102-124 - Officer authorized to enforce lien.
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§ 68-102-124. Officer authorized to enforce lien.
The officer is authorized to institute legal proceedings to enforce the lien in any court of record or any general sessions court. Acts 1915, ch. 131, § 7; Shan., § 3079a282; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 55; Code 1932, § 5699; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 67; C. Supp. 1950, § 5699; modified; impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 137, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 53-2424, 68-17-124; Acts 2006, ch. 868, § 3. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2006, ch. 868, § 5 provided that provisions of the act shall not apply to any action or case that has been filed or is pending on June 5, 2006. Former title 68, ch. 17, §§ 68-17-101 — 68-17-152 , was transferred to title 68, ch. 102, §§ 68-102-101 — 68-102-152 , respectively, in 1992.
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Section 68-102-124 ("Officer authorized to enforce lien.") 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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