Tennessee § 8-19-409 - Relief of surety.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-19-409 — Relief of surety., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-19-409. Relief of surety.
Any of the sureties upon the official bond of a public officer who believes that such surety is in danger of suffering by reason of such suretyship, and desires to be relieved therefrom, may give notice, in writing, to such officer to appear before the court or officer whose duty it is to take or approve the bond, and to give new bond. Code 1858, § 785 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 14, § 1; 1824, ch. 9, § 1; 1829, ch. 15, § 1); Shan., § 1106; Code 1932, § 1848; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1943. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Public Officers, § 16; 22 Tenn. Juris., Sheriffs, §§ 20, 21.
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Section 8-19-409 ("Relief of surety.") 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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