Tennessee § 8-13-103 - Terms of bond.
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§ 8-13-103. Terms of bond.
The bond shall be in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in counties with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000), and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in counties with a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or in a greater sum as the county legislative body may determine, payable to the state of Tennessee, conditioned on the true and faithful discharge of the duties of the office. Code 1858, § 448 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 13; 1847-1848, ch. 167); Shan., § 560; Code 1932, § 809; Acts 1977, ch. 270, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1303; Acts 2013, ch. 315, § 10. Compiler's Notes. For table of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Acts 2013, ch. 315, § 31 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to the renewal or obtaining an official bond for any bonding after April 29, 2013. Cross-References. Condition that fees, etc., will be accounted for, § 8-22-102 . Law Reviews. The Tennessee Recording System (Toxey H. Sewell), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (1982).
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Section 8-13-103 ("Terms of bond.") 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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