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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 16 - Courts
Chapter 15 - Courts of General Sessions
Part 5 - Jurisdiction
§ 16-15-503. Geographical Jurisdiction
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TN Code § 16-15-503 (2020)
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The jurisdiction of general sessions courts, when not otherwise provided, is geographically coextensive with the limits of their respective counties.
Code 1858, § 4113 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, § 15); Shan., § 5925; Code 1932, § 10126; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-303.
Cross-References. Change of venue, title 20, ch. 4, part 2.
Process to other counties, §§20-2-107,20-2-108.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 25; 17 Tenn. Juris., Justices of Peace and General Sessions Courts, §§ 2, 19.
Attorney General Opinions. Performance of marriages outside jurisdiction, OAG 85-189 (6/10/85).
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