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Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-217

Extraterritorial personal service — Proof

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case MCA Records, Inc. v. Highland Music, Inc. (1993)

Most recently applied in MCA Records, Inc. v. Highland Music, Inc. (October 1993)

Acts 1965, ch. 67, § 4; 1979, ch. 418, § 2; T.C.A., § 20-238.

(1) In addition to service of process on the secretary of state as set forth in this part, personal service of process may be made upon any party outside the state by any person over eighteen (18) years of age and not a party to the action. No order of court shall be required to constitute such person a proper officer to receive and execute the process.

(2) An affidavit of the person serving the process shall be filed with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending, stating the time, manner and place of service.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.