Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-12-134 (2026)
Payment by state
✓ current as of May 2026
In all cases where any civil action is brought on behalf of the state, in law or equity, and the state is adjudged to pay all costs, the costs shall be paid out of the treasury, upon the costs being properly certified.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 76, § 2; Shan., § 4963; Code 1932, §9117; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1636.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1993–1993 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Harris, 849 S.W.2d 334 (Tenn. 1993).
State Ex Rel. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Harris, 849 S.W.2d 334 (Tenn. 1993). “They insist, however, that authority can be found in T.C.A. § 20-12-134, read together with Rule 17.”
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