{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-402","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-402","heading":"General duties","body":"It is the duty of a general sessions court judge:\n(1) To return all marriage licenses under which the judge has solemnized the rites of matrimony to the office of the county clerk within thirty (30) days;\n(2) To deliver over, in case of resignation, removal, or expiration of the judge's term of office, all the judge's official books and papers, according to law; and\n(3) Not to sign a warrant or summons or any other leading process, attachment or document until written out in full.","path":["TN Code","Title 16","Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"b314523609dc4b3bf89250b89a8f89fe0fbb245aea3d99a979c49b2114b1e5ac","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-401","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}