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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 20 - CIVIL PROCEDURE (§§ 20-1-101 — 20-18-105)
Chapter 12 - COSTS (§§ 20-12-101 — 20-12-145)
Section 20-12-131 - Duties of officers and witnesses in cases in forma pauperis
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TN Code § 20-12-131 (2023)
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In the cases provided for by §§ 20-12-127 - 20-12-130, the clerks and other officers of court shall perform all the usual duties required in the progress of an action or suit, and the witnesses shall attend, as in other cases, unless their depositions are taken under the provisions of this code.
Code 1858, § 3193 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 22, §§ 1, 4); Shan., §4931; Code 1932, § 9084; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1633.
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