(a) The change of venue in a court of record shall be made to the nearest adjoining county free from the like exception, whether in the same judicial district or out of it.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 20-4-206

  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(b) Before a general sessions judge, it shall be made to the nearest judge of the court of general sessions of the same county free from like exceptions.
(c) Upon an order for a special venire of jurors from a court other than the court of record, as authorized by § 20-4-201, the jury selection shall be made from the nearest adjoining county free from the like exception, whether in the same judicial district or out of it.
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