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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-207 (2026)

Disobedience of process

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A sheriff's disobedience of the command of any process is a contempt of the court from which it issued, and may be punished accordingly; and such sheriff is further liable to the action of the party aggrieved.

Code 1858, § 361 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 451; Code 1932, § 698; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-816.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1997–2017 · leading case: Hurd v. Woolfork, 959 S.W.2d 578 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997).
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Hurd v. Woolfork, 959 S.W.2d 578 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 10× “T.C.A. § 8-8-207 (1993) (emphasis added).”
Jason Ray v. Madison Cnty., Tennessee (Tenn. 2017). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-207 (2016). From these statutes, and our discussion in Shorts, it is clear that Tennessee sheriffs are bound by judgments and orders and have no obligation or authority to challenge a sentence imposed by a court.”
Lineberry v. Locke (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “The sheriff’s duty is to execute the warrant, Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-201 (5)(A), and the failure to do so is a contempt of court, Tenn.”
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