{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-23-2-101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-2-101","heading":"Counsel assigned to paupers","body":"At the return term of the process, the court may appoint counsel for the plaintiff in actions prosecuted in the manner prescribed for paupers, and also for the defendant, if the defendant makes an oath that, owing to the defendant's poverty, the defendant cannot employ counsel.","path":["TN Code","Title 23","Chapter 2"],"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":"87af1686f6cb2d864efc56c94bc7e93b16961d5b18dd5d2d32f44047a7ff57fb","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-23-1-109","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-23-2-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}