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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-11-102 (2026)

Entry into office - Oath - Bond

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Before entering into the duties of the office, the county trustee shall take an oath to support the constitutions of this state and of the United States, and an oath of office. The county trustee shall execute an official bond in at least the minimum amount required by § 8-11-103. The county legislative body may by resolution require a greater amount of bond for the county trustee than the minimum required by § 8-11-103. The bond must be prepared, executed, filed, and recorded in accordance with title 8, chapter 19. The county legislative body may by resolution require that the county trustee enter into an additional bond at any time during the term of office of the county trustee.

Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 207, s 8, eff. 7/1/2023.

Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 315, s 4, eff. 4/29/2013.

Code 1858, § 425 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 5); Shan., §521; mod. Code 1932, § 773; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1102; Acts 1998, ch. 677, § 10.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Thomas Patterson v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf. & Homeland Sec. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025).
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Thomas Patterson v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf. & Homeland Sec. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “…public. See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 8-8-103 , -104 (sheriffs); § 8-9-104 (coroners); §§ 8-10- 106, -108 (constable); § 8-11-102 (county trustees); § 8-12-102 (surveyors); § 8-13-102 (registers); § 8-16-105 (notaries public). This suggests that if the legislature intended an…”
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