Whenever the records, or any part of the records, of any of the counties are transcribed by order or authority of the county legislative body of such county, on account of the original records being mutilated, defaced, or for any other cause, a certified copy from such transcribed records shall be admissible as evidence in the several courts of this state, and shall have the same validity as if the certified copy was made from the original record, subject to § 10-7-116.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 10 - Public Libraries, Archives and Records
Part 1 - Preserving and Transcribing Records
§ 10-7-101. “Records” Construed
§ 10-7-102. Books for Register's Office to Be Furnished by County
§ 10-7-104. Mutilated Records to Be Transcribed — Incomplete Copies
§ 10-7-105. Rebinding or Copying Books at Expense of County
§ 10-7-106. Transcript Books to Be Collated and Certified to by Register and Deputy Register
§ 10-7-107. Omission of Probate or Acknowledgment
§ 10-7-108. Entering Omitted Probate or Acknowledgment in Transcript Where Document in Existence
§ 10-7-109. Copy of Probate or Acknowledgment Made by Clerk of Court on Demand
§ 10-7-110. Entry in Transcript Book
§ 10-7-113. Special Deputies — Appointment by Register Necessitated
§ 10-7-115. Original Deposited in Clerk's Office
§ 10-7-116. Copy Made From Original — Admissibility in Evidence
§ 10-7-119. County Legislative Bodies Authorized to Have Record Books Rebound
§ 10-7-120. Liability of Register and Clerks Suspended During Rebinding