Tennessee Code Quick Reference for Service of Civil Process
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Laws regarding service of process are found among several volumes of the Code, and this is by no means an exhaustive list. However, it may be useful as a starting point for further research.
| T.C.A. § 8-8-201 | Duties of the Sheriff |
| T.C.A. § 8-8-202 | Advance Fees for Service of Out of County Process |
| T.C.A. § 8-8-207 | Disobedience of Process |
| T.C.A. § 8-8-216 | Service of Process by Employee Prohibited |
| T.C.A. § 8-21-901 | Sheriff’s Fees |
| T.C.A. § 8-22-105 | Liability for Failure to Collect or Account |
| T.C.A. § 25-3-105 | Penalties for Failure to Return Process |
| T.C.A. § 26-1-402 | Duties of Executing Officer to Make Sufficient Return |
| T.C.A. § 26-3-104 | Indemnity Bond of Plaintiff Where Title of Levied Property Is in Dispute |
| T.C.A. § 26-3-101 et seq. | Levy of Execution |
| T.C.A. § 26-3-117 | Costs to Be Paid by Plaintiff for Transport/Storage of Levied Property |
| T.C.A. § 26-5-101 et seq. | Sale on Execution (Sheriff’s Sale) |
| T.C.A. § 26-6-101 et seq. | Foreign Judgments and Their Authentication |
| T.C.A. § 29-15-114 | Writ of Possession for Land in Ejectment Action |
| T.C.A. § 29-18-101 et seq. | Forcible Entry and Detainer (Evictions) |
| T.C.A. § 29-30-101 et seq. | Recovery of Personal Property |
| T.C.A. § 36-6-219 | Child Custody - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction and Order Enforcement |
| T.C.A. § 36-6-227 | Child Custody - Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decrees |