{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-8-501","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-501","heading":"Disposition of unclaimed property","body":"The sheriff is hereby authorized to dispose of all abandoned, stolen, and/or recovered or worthless property, other than as provided in § 8-8-504 , which remains unclaimed in the sheriff's custody and possession by virtue of confiscation, abandonment or having been stolen and recovered. Such disposition shall not be made until a period of ninety (90) days has elapsed from date of acquisition of such property by the sheriff.","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":"71ed824fb1ba6dba3dcec4d1922d20fc3ffc8ed0754366077bbe979b44659d86","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-8-419","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-8-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}