No sheriff shall return upon any writ that the person upon whom it is to be served is not to be found in the county, unless such sheriff has actually been at the place of abode of such person.
Code 1858, § 365 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 455; Code 1932, § 702; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-817.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
§ 8-8-202. Advance Fees on Process From Other Counties
§ 8-8-203. Payment of Collections by Collecting Officers
§ 8-8-204. Judgment on Motion for Failure to Pay Over
§ 8-8-205. Acting as Attorney or Security Prohibited — Attorney as Deputy
§ 8-8-206. Purchase at Own Sale Prohibited
§ 8-8-207. Disobedience of Process
§ 8-8-208. Service at Residence of Defendant
§ 8-8-209. Return as to Residence in Another County
§ 8-8-211. Penalty for Allowing Prisoner to Be Taken From Jail and Put to Death by Violence
§ 8-8-213. Conservator of Peace — Summoning Posse
§ 8-8-214. Delivery of Papers and Property to Successor
§ 8-8-215. Closing of Unsettled Business
§ 8-8-217. Service in Violation of § 8-8-216 Void
§ 8-8-220. Civil Actions — Sheriff May Appoint Persons to Serve Process