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Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-805

Affidavit of inability to pay — Requirements

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Pendleton v. Mills (2001)

Most recently applied in Sandy Eugene Womack v. Correction Corporation Of America D/B/A Whiteville Correctional Facility (September 2014)

Acts 1996, ch. 913, § 1.

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(1) Any inmate who files a claim with an affidavit of inability to pay costs shall file a separate affidavit with the following information: A complete list of every lawsuit or claim previously filed by the inmate, without regard to whether the inmate was incarcerated at the time any claim or action was filed; and

(2) For each claim or action listed in subsection (a): The operative facts for which relief was sought;

(3) The case name, case number and court in which the suit or claim was filed;

(4) The legal theory on which the relief sought was based;

(5) The identification of each party named in the action; and

(6) The final result of the action, including dismissal as frivolous or malicious under this part or otherwise.

(7) If the affidavit filed under this section states that a previous suit was dismissed as frivolous or malicious, the affidavit must state the date of the final order affirming the dismissal.

(8) The affidavit must be accompanied by a current certified copy of the inmate's trust account statement.

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.