Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-13-102 (2026)
Oath of office - Surety bonds
✓ current as of May 2026
Before entering into the duties of the office, the county register shall take an oath to support the constitutions of this state and of the United States, and an oath of office. The county register shall execute an official bond. The bond must be prepared, executed, filed, and recorded in accordance with title 8, chapter 19.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 207, s 11, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 315, s 9, eff. 4/29/2013.
Code 1858, § 447 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 5); Shan., §559; mod. Code 1932, § 808; Acts 1977, ch. 270, § 5; 1978, ch. 689, §§ 3, 12; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1302; Acts 1998, ch. 677, § 12.
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., No. M2022-00740-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 12, 2025).
Thomas Patterson v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf. & Homeland Sec., No. M2022-00740-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 12, 2025). “…§ 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 oath requirement for administrative law judges, the…”
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