{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-8-216","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-216","heading":"Service of process or other paper by employee of party prohibited - Penalty","body":"(a) It is unlawful for any sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable to serve any summons, writ, process or other proceeding in any civil action when such officer is a salaried or commissioned employee of any party to the action or suit wherein any such summons, writ, process or other proceeding has been issued.\n(b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 8"],"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":"fd7292f6df2172674ee306751e9cc3a482464641ec850c000b6d47cf6eba1882","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-8-215","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-8-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}