Tennessee § 8-21-1101 - Surveyors — Specific fees authorized.

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§ 8-21-1101. Surveyors — Specific fees authorized.

Surveyors are entitled to demand and receive the following compensation and fees for services: For each search, to be paid by applicant $ 0.10 For each search and copy required 0.25 For recording a plat and certificate in a well-bound book, furnished by the surveyor 0.50 For services per day, computed from the time of leaving home, and including the actual time necessary for calculating the area of such surveys 15.00 For all services ordered by a court, at the above rates, to be taxed in the bill of cost. For summoning and qualifying jury to try dispute in processioning case 1.50 For services in processioning land the same as those for similar work in other cases. Code 1858, §§ 2023, 4576 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 90, § 3); Acts 1913, ch. 3, § 1; Shan., § 6415; Code 1932, § 10716; Acts 1953, ch. 223, § 1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2139. Cross-References. Court-ordered survey, additional compensation, § 8-12-108 . Fees fixed by county legislative body, § 8-12-107 . Fees taxed in bill of costs, § 8-12-109 .

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Section 8-21-1101 ("Surveyors — Specific fees authorized.") 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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