Liability for wrongs of deputies — Limitation
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Erwin v. Rose (1998)
Most recently applied in Erwin v. Rose (April 1998)
Acts 1972, ch. 800, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-832; Acts 2017, ch. 261, § 1.
(1) No sheriff, whether elected or appointed, nor any surety on the sheriff's bonds, shall be liable for any wrongs, injuries, losses, damages or expenses incurred as a result of any act or failure to act on the part of any deputy appointed by the sheriff, whether the deputy is acting by virtue of office, under color of office or otherwise.
(2) As used in this section and § 8-8-302, “deputy” includes a jailer appointed by a sheriff pursuant to § 41-4-101.
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.