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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 26 - Execution
Chapter 1 - Issuance and Return in General
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 26-1-110. Garnishee Unable to Identify Defendant

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 26-1-110 (2021)
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  1. A garnishee who:

    1. Receives an execution without the defendant's social security number, if an individual, or federal taxpayer identification, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity; and

    2. After reasonable effort is otherwise unable to identify the defendant or to distinguish the defendant from other individuals or entities based on the information provided on the execution;

      may return the execution with the statement “Defendant cannot be identified or distinguished from information provided on the execution.”


  2. The failure to include a social security number or taxpayer identification number shall not invalidate the execution.
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