Tennessee § 8-8-206 - Purchase at own sale prohibited.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-8-206 — Purchase at own sale prohibited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-8-206. Purchase at own sale prohibited.
No sheriff or deputy sheriff shall become the purchaser, either directly or indirectly, of any property by such sheriff or deputy exposed to sale under any process of law, and every such purchase shall be absolutely void. Code 1858, § 364 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 31); Shan., § 454; Code 1932, § 701; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-815. Cross-References. Officer purchasing at own sale, misdemeanor, § 39-16-405 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executions, § 35. Attorney General Opinions. Purchase of confiscated items by law enforcement officers, OAG 99-105 (5/10/99).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-8-206 ("Purchase at own sale prohibited.") 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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