Tennessee § 8-49-102 - Order to show cause for nondelivery.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-49-102 — Order to show cause for nondelivery., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-49-102. Order to show cause for nondelivery.
If any person having the possession thereof refuses or neglects, after a demand is made by a qualified officer, to deliver over any books, papers, or property, as required in § 8-49-101, such officer may make complaint to the circuit judge, or judge of the court of general sessions of the county in which the person refusing resides. If such judge is satisfied by the oath of the complainant, and such other evidence as may be offered, that any such books, papers, or property are withheld, the judge shall grant an order upon the person so refusing to show cause, on a day and at a place to be therein named, why the person should not be compelled to deliver the same. Code 1858, § 806; Shan., § 1127; Code 1932, § 1868; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2902. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241 (1978).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-49-102 cover?
Section 8-49-102 ("Order to show cause for nondelivery.") 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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