Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-111 (2026)
Returns made with ink - Penalty for violation
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Sheriffs, constables and all officers are required to make their returns upon all processes issued to them with pen and ink or some other nonerasable material or fluid; but the failure of the officer to make the officer's return as required shall in no case vitiate the return.
- (b) Any officer violating this section commits a Class A misdemeanor, and is further liable in damages to any person or persons aggrieved by the violation.
Acts 1889, ch. 51, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 4537, 4538; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8664, 8665; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-216; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Patricia Ann Gho Massey v. Gregory Joel Casals (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011).
Patricia Ann Gho Massey v. Gregory Joel Casals (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “] Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-2-111(1)(D)(iii)(2000 & Supp. 2010).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-111(1)(D)(iii) — 1 case
Patricia Ann Gho Massey v. Gregory Joel Casals (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “] Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-2-111(1)(D)(iii)(2000 & Supp. 2010).”
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