(a) Every clerk of a court except the clerk of the supreme court and chief deputy clerks of the supreme court, before entering upon the duties of the clerk’s office, shall enter into an official bond, which shall be prepared in accordance with title 8, chapter 19, to the satisfaction of the clerk’s court, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in counties with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in counties with a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or in a greater sum as the court may determine, payable to the state, and conditioned for the safekeeping of the records and for the faithful discharge of the duties of the clerk’s office.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 18-2-201

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The clerk of the supreme court and chief deputy clerks of the supreme court shall be included within the blanket surety bond required by § 4-4-108.
(c) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
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