Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-19-301 (2026)
Obligations covered by bonds
✓ current as of May 2026
Every official bond executed under this code is obligatory on the principal and sureties thereon:
- (1) For any breach of the condition during the time the officer continues in office or in the discharge of any of the duties of such office;
- (2) For the faithful discharge of the duties which may be required of such officer by any law passed subsequently to the execution of the bond, although no such condition is expressed therein;
- (3) For the use and benefit of every person who is injured, as well by any wrongful act committed under color of such officer's office as by the failure to perform, or the improper or neglectful performance, of the duties imposed by law.
Code 1858, § 771; Shan., § 1092; Code 1932, § 1833; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1920.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2021 · leading case: Baker v. Seal, 694 S.W.2d 948 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984).
Baker v. Seal, 694 S.W.2d 948 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984). “T.C.A. § 8-19-301 sets forth the statutory framework governing bonds issued to public officers, including highway commissioners.”
Clark v. Clawson (M.D. Tenn. 2021). “) They further argue that Clark lacks any cause of action under Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-19-301 and that he has failed to state any federal claims against Wilson County and the City of Lebanon.”
Clark v. Clawson (M.D. Tenn. 2021). “§ 8-19-301 because that statute does not create a separate cause of action.”
John Doe v. Randall Pedigo (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “Plaintiff also asserted claims of a separate cause of action under T.C.A. 8-19-301 against Sheriff Hutchison for alleged violation of his oath of office and improper or neglectful performance of the duties of his office.”
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