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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-202

Scire facias

Known as the Release from Custody and Bail Reform Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (93 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Shredeh (1995)

Most recently applied in State of Tennessee v. Edward Alan Scarbrough, alias, International Fidelity Insurance Company (October 2001)

Code 1858, § 5178; Shan., § 7142; Code 1932, § 11689; T.C.A

A scire facias shall issue to notify the defendant and the defendant's sureties to show cause why the judgment shall not be made final.

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.