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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101)
Chapter 41 - ABUSIVE CIVIL ACTIONS (§§ 29-41-101 — 29-41-107)
Section 29-41-104 - Hearing to determine merits of defendant's allegations
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TN Code § 29-41-104 (2023)
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- (a) If the defendant to a civil action alleges, either by answer to the civil action or by motion made at any time the action is pending, that the action constitutes an abusive civil action and that the person filing the action is an abusive civil action plaintiff, the court shall conduct a hearing to determine the merits of the defendant's allegations.
- (b) At the time set for the hearing on the alleged abusive civil action, the court shall hear all relevant testimony and may require any affidavits, documentary evidence, or other records the court deems necessary.
Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872,s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
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