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2019 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 8 - Sheriffs
Part 2 - Powers and Duties
§ 8-8-207. Disobedience of process.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 8-8-207 (2019)
A sheriff's disobedience of the command of any process is a contempt of the court from which it issued, and may be punished accordingly; and such sheriff is further liable to the action of the party aggrieved.
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