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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) The county clerks are authorized and empowered to take affidavits and administer oaths for general purposes to the same extent as judges of the courts of general sessions and notaries public.
(2) They shall attest the affidavits and oaths under their official seals or the seals of their respective courts.
(b)(1) As compensation for their services in taking any such affidavit or oath and so attesting the affidavit or oath, they shall be entitled to receive the sum of twenty-five cents (25¢), to be paid by the party whose affidavit or oath is so taken.
(2) This section shall not affect the fees provided by law for such clerks incident to their duties in their respective courts.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 18. Clerks of Courts § 18-6-114 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-18-clerks-of-courts/tn-code-sect-18-6-114/
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