Tennessee § 8-46-107 - Issuance and service of process.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-46-107 — Issuance and service of process., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-46-107. Issuance and service of process.
All writs and process shall be issued by the clerk of the senate, and tested in the clerk's name, and may be served by any person authorized by the senate or its speaker. Code 1858, § 5286; Shan., § 7266; Code 1932, § 11868; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2607. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191 (1978).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-46-107 ("Issuance and service of process.") 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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