{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-23-116","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-23-116","heading":"Examination of witnesses","body":"When the witness or witnesses appear before the clerk, the clerk shall propound to them such questions as the clerk may find requisite to establish the facts necessary to authenticate the instrument, whether it be the identity of the maker, the maker's handwriting, or the handwriting of a nonresident or deceased witness.","path":["TN Code","Title 66","Chapter 23"],"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":"7735123a9b8014eec3fad1a91f0d3e9bdbeda6bcb9ce78b614f6cad95cafe6fa","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-23-115","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-23-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}