2021 Tennessee Code
Title 26 - Execution

§ 26-2-111. Additional Exemptions — Certain Benefit Payments — Awards — Tools of Trade — Health Care Aids — Child Support Obligations - In addition to the property exempt under § 26-2-103, the...

§ 26-2-112. Exemptions for the Purpose of Bankruptcy - The personal property exemptions as provided for in this part,...

§ 26-2-113. Exemptions in Criminal Cases — Exemptions Not Applicable in Certain Cases - Property exempted by this part shall be exempt from seizure...

§ 26-2-114. Procedure for Exercising Exemption — Notice - NOTICETO THE DEFENDANT OR DEFENDANTS: Tennessee law provides a ten...

Part 2 - Garnishment

§ 26-2-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 26-2-202. Property, Debts and Effects Liable to Satisfy Judgment - All property, debts and effects of the defendant in the...

§ 26-2-203. Summons of Garnishee - NOTICE — Although you have a longer time in which...

§ 26-2-205. Garnishee's Answer — Effect - The answer of the garnishee is not conclusive.

§ 26-2-206. Execution Awarded for Property in Garnishee's Hands - If, upon the answer and the examination of the garnishee,...

§ 26-2-207. Notice to Other Persons Holding Defendant's Property - So, also, if the garnishee's examination shows that any property,...

§ 26-2-208. Delivery of Garnisheed Property — Judgment for Nondelivery - As soon as the property is declared to be the...

§ 26-2-209. Failure to Appear or Answer - The date garnishee's answer is received by the court clerk...

§ 26-2-210. Levy of Execution on Land - If an execution is issued by a court that is...

§ 26-2-211. Execution Stayed Until Choses in Action Become Due - Execution of the garnishment judgment may be stayed until the...

§ 26-2-212. Certificate Given to Garnishee Stating Date and Amount of Judgment - The garnishee against whom judgment has been rendered is entitled...

§ 26-2-213. Lien Upon Debts Due and Payable in Future - If upon disclosure made on oath by the debtor it...

§ 26-2-215. Employer to Remit Withheld Moneys to Court - The employer garnishee shall remit to the court all moneys...

§ 26-2-216. Installment Payments to Obtain Stay of Garnishment — Service of Garnishment Summons - IN THE COURT FOR COUNTY, TENNESSEE Plaintiff, ) vs. )...

§ 26-2-218. Written Agreement for Installment Payments - A written agreement for the payment of a judgment in...

§ 26-2-220. Applicability of Provisions for Garnishment on Attachments - The provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated in regard to garnishment...

§ 26-2-221. Garnishment of Compensation Due From State — Amount Exempted - Garnishment of salaries, wages or other compensation due from the...

§ 26-2-223. No Wages Due Garnisheed Employee — Judgment Null and Void - In any case where judgment is obtained under §§ 26-2-205...

Part 3 - Homestead Exemptions

§ 26-2-302. Life Estates and Equitable Estates - Section 26-2-301 shall apply to life estates and equitable estates...

§ 26-2-303. Leasehold Estates - Section 26-2-301 shall apply to leasehold real property which is...

§ 26-2-304. Insurance Proceeds From Homestead - All moneys arising from insurance on a homestead which is...

§ 26-2-305. Family Cemeteries and Burial Lots - Any interest or estate in a family cemetery, not in...

§ 26-2-306. Exemption Inapplicable in Certain Cases - The homestead shall not be exempt from sale for the...

§ 26-2-307. Right of Selection - Each individual who is entitled to a homestead exemption shall...

§ 26-2-308. Procedure to Set Apart - Whenever real property of an individual who is entitled to...

§ 26-2-309. Sale and Reinvestment of Exempt Proceeds - When the real estate levied on is of greater value...

§ 26-2-310. Registration of Freeholder's Certificate - The officer shall certify upon the certificate of the freeholders...

§ 26-2-311. Setting Apart for Deserted Family - When a debtor absconds or abandons the debtor's family, the...

§ 26-2-312. Property Purchased With or Maintained by Fraudulently Obtained Funds Ineligible for Homestead Exemption - Property shall not be eligible, in whole or in part,...

Part 4 - Executions and Garnishments in Aid of Executions

§ 26-2-401. Applicability - This part shall apply to executions and garnishments in aid...

§ 26-2-402. Statement Showing Address, Amount Owed - Upon requesting the issuance of an execution or garnishment, the...

§ 26-2-404. Contents of Notice - IN THE COURT FOR COUNTY, TENNESSEE Plaintiff, ) vs. )...

§ 26-2-405. Copy of Execution Furnished Judgment Debtor - A sheriff or other officer who levies an execution upon...

§ 26-2-406. Mailing of Garnishment to Judgment Debtor - A sheriff or other officer who summons a garnishee shall...

§ 26-2-407. Motion to Quash Execution or Garnishment - A judgment debtor may assert exemption rights after the service...

§ 26-2-408. Property Determined to Be Exempt - No sheriff or other officer shall conduct an execution sale,...

§ 26-2-409. Copies of Forms to Be Furnished - The University of Tennessee county technical assistance service shall provide...

§ 26-2-410. Hearing on Exemptions — Notice - Upon the filing of a motion to quash or other...

Chapter 3 - Levy of Execution

§ 26-3-101. Personalty Levied on First - Executions shall be levied on the goods and chattels of...

§ 26-3-102. Growing Crops - A levy may be made upon a growing crop, but...

§ 26-3-103. Corporate Property - An execution against a corporation may be levied on its...

§ 26-3-104. Indemnity Bond of Plaintiff - No sheriff or other officer shall be required to levy...

§ 26-3-105. Principal's Property Sold Before Surety's - Code 1858, §§ 3028, 3029 (deriv. Acts 1820 Private, ch....

§ 26-3-106. Order of Levy on Parties Secondarily Liable - Code 1858, § 3030 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 32, §...

§ 26-3-107. Order of Liability Stated - Code 1858, § 3031 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 32, §...

§ 26-3-108. Endorsement of Description of Property - A description of the property levied on, with the date...

§ 26-3-109. Delivery Bond of Defendant - When personal property is levied on, if the defendant shall...

§ 26-3-110. Liability on Forfeited Delivery Bond - The sureties on a forfeited delivery bond shall not be...

§ 26-3-111. Levy on Forfeited Bond — Alias Execution - The delivery bond, if forfeited, shall be, in the hands...

§ 26-3-112. Defendants Refusing to Join in Delivery Bond - If there are more defendants than one (1) in the...

§ 26-3-113. Order of Levy After Forfeiture of Delivery Bond - Upon forfeiture of the bond, the officer holding the execution...

§ 26-3-114. Return of Unsatisfied Execution - If unable to obtain satisfaction of the debt before the...

§ 26-3-115. Second Delivery Bond - No second delivery bond shall be taken after forfeiture of...

§ 26-3-116. Delivery Bonds on Official Default - The provisions of §§ 26-3-109 — 26-3-115, allowing delivery bonds,...

§ 26-3-117. Costs to Be Paid by Plaintiff — Recovery From Defendant - In addition to any other fees required by law for...

Chapter 4 - Bill to Subject Property

§ 26-4-101. Grounds for Complaint on Unsatisfied Execution — Discovery - The creditor whose execution has been returned unsatisfied, in whole...

§ 26-4-102. Powers of Court to Reach Property - The court has power to compel the discovery, and to...

§ 26-4-103. Implementation of Court's Powers - The court is empowered to order all such bonds and...

§ 26-4-104. Lien Lis Pendens - The creditor has a lien lis pendens upon the property...

Chapter 5 - Sale on Execution

§ 26-5-101. Publication and Posting of Notice - Code 1858, § 3039 (deriv. Acts 1813, ch. 103, §...

§ 26-5-102. Length of Posting - The advertisement of sale by posted written notice shall be...

§ 26-5-103. Notice to Defendant Occupying Land - If the defendant is in actual possession and occupation of...

§ 26-5-104. Hour of Sale - Execution sales shall be made between the hours of nine...

§ 26-5-105. Plan of Division of Land - At any time before ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.), on...

§ 26-5-106. Transfer of Corporate Stock - Code 1858, § 3053 (deriv. Acts 1857-1858 Private, ch. 163,...

§ 26-5-109. Certificate to Purchaser of Land - On the sale of land by execution, the officer shall...

§ 26-5-110. Delivery of Certificate on Redemption - If the land is redeemed, the purchaser or purchaser's assignee...

§ 26-5-111. Purchaser's Right to Deed - The purchaser, after payment of the money bid at execution,...

§ 26-5-112. Deed of Successor in Office - Code 1858, § 3058 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 84);...

§ 26-5-113. Deed on Redemption - If the officer's deed is made within two (2) years,...

§ 26-5-114. Satisfaction Set Aside for Want of Title - Code 1858, §§ 2990-2993 (deriv. Acts 1847-1848, ch. 191, §§...

§ 26-5-115. Minimum Acceptable Price for Property Sold - The sheriff of each county in the state of Tennessee...

Chapter 6 - Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Part 1 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

§ 26-6-101. Short Title - This part may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of...

§ 26-6-102. Construction for Uniformity - This part shall be so interpreted and construed as to...

§ 26-6-103. “Foreign Judgment” Defined - As used in this part, “foreign judgment” means any judgment,...

§ 26-6-107. Creditor's Right to Bring Enforcement Action - The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action...

§ 26-6-109. Applicability of Part - This part does not apply to judgments covered by the...

Part 2 - Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act

§ 26-6-201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 26-6-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 26-6-207. Effect of Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment - If the court in a proceeding under § 26-6-206 finds...

§ 26-6-208. Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal of Foreign-Country Judgment - If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country...

§ 26-6-209. Statute of Limitations - An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced...

§ 26-6-210. Uniformity of Interpretation - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...

§ 26-6-211. Savings Clause - This part does not prevent the recognition under principles of...

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2021 Tennessee Code Title 26 - Execution

2021 Tennessee Code
Title 26 - Execution