The petition for certiorari may be sworn to before the clerk of the circuit court, the judge, any judge of the court of general sessions, or a notary public, and shall state that it is the first application for the writ.
Code 1858, § 3128 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 65, § 1); Shan., § 4859; mod. Code 1932, § 8994; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-806.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 8 - Certiorari and Supersedeas
§ 27-8-101. Constitutional Basis
§ 27-8-102. Cases in Which Writ Lies
§ 27-8-104. Power of Circuit and Chancery Courts
§ 27-8-105. Power of General Sessions Judges
§ 27-8-107. Return to Circuit Courts
§ 27-8-108. Amount of Supersedeas
§ 27-8-109. Part of Judgment Involved
§ 27-8-111. Security for Costs
§ 27-8-113. Supersedeas on Pauper's Application
§ 27-8-114. Action After Refusal of Supersedeas
§ 27-8-116. Determination on Motion to Quash or Dismiss