Tennessee § 8-21-408 - Fees for computer searches.
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§ 8-21-408. Fees for computer searches.
In addition to fees allowable pursuant to § 10-7-506 , in counties having a population of more than seven hundred thousand (700,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and in counties having a population of not less than three hundred thirty-five thousand (335,000) nor more than three hundred thirty-six thousand (336,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the clerks of the court as listed in § 8-21-401 may charge a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for computer searches for any public record having a commercial value. Acts 1995, ch. 456, § 11; 1998, ch. 893, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For table of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement.
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