{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-718","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-718","heading":"Fees to clerk","body":"Before the issuance of any original process in a civil action, the plaintiff shall deposit with the clerk a sum that the clerk has previously established as adequate to pay the usual costs, including litigation taxes as calculated in accordance with § 8-21-401 , and any local litigation tax as authorized by a private act. The clerk may allow a cost bond with adequate security in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500); provided, that any eligible plaintiff may proceed on a pauper's oath instead of the cash deposit or cost bond.","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":"3b9a813207f87978915aee81f2a9b229f61cb52a209e369754f2a49a6aa9915a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-716","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-719"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}