Title 26, Execution

The creditor has a lien lis pendens upon the property of the defendant situated in the county of suit, if properly described in the bill of complaint, on the filing of the bill, so far as concerns the pursued defendant; and the creditor may have a lien lis pendens upon all proper…

(a) (1) The officer making a levy on land shall publish such sale at least three (3) different times in a newspaper published in the county where the sale is to be made.(2) The first publication shall be at least twenty (20) days prior to the sale, unless the amount of the indebt…

The advertisement of sale by posted written notice shall be at least twenty (20) days for land, and ten (10) days for all other kinds of property, except for the sale of fruits and vegetables, or other perishable articles, when the sale may be made after advertisement by the offi…

If the defendant is in actual possession and occupation of the land levied on, the officer having the execution shall, at least twenty (20) days prior to such sale, serve the defendant with written notice, stating that the execution is levied on the land, and mentioning the time …

Execution sales shall be made between the hours of nine o'clock a.m. (9:00 a.m.) and seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.).

At any time before ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.), on the day of sale, the defendant may deliver to the officer a plan of division of the lands levied on, subscribed by the defendant, and it shall, in that case, be the duty of the officer to sell, according to the plan, so much of…

(a) Upon the sale of corporate stock or shares by execution, the officer, on receiving from the purchaser the amount of the purchaser's bid, shall execute and deliver to the purchaser an assignment of the certificate of shares sold. (b) The officer's return of the sale on the bac…

(a) In any suit at law or in equity, whether now pending or hereafter instituted, wherein an attachment is issued and levied upon intoxicating liquors, and/or wherein an execution is awarded and levied upon intoxicating liquors, such liquors may be sold by the levying officer by …

(a) Whenever real estate is sold under a decree of any court, it shall be the duty of the judge of the court, before the sale is confirmed to the purchaser, while the funds are in court, to have a reference, to the clerk or clerk and master, while the funds are in court, to ascer…

On the sale of land by execution, the officer shall give to the purchaser a certificate, if demanded, of the fact, stating the date of sale, the amount of the bid, the execution under which the land is sold, and the description of the land as given in the levy.

If the land is redeemed, the purchaser or purchaser's assignee shall assign and deliver the sheriff's certificate to the person redeeming.

The purchaser, after payment of the money bid at execution, or the person succeeding to the purchaser's rights, may, at any time, either within or after the expiration of the two (2) years allowed for redemption, demand from the officer or the officer's successor a deed, who shal…

(a) Any sheriff, coroner, or trustee may execute a deed for lands sold by a former sheriff, coroner, or trustee, which deed shall be valid, as if executed by such former officer; and such deed shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all the statements and recitals contained…

If the officer's deed is made within two (2) years, the person obtaining it, in case the land is redeemed from such person, shall make to the redeeming party, a complete deed, proved or acknowledged for registration, divesting the person acquiring by the officer's deed and vestin…

(a) Where execution from a court of record or a general sessions court is returned satisfied, in whole or part, by the sale of property of the defendant, and the plaintiff in the judgment shall establish that no title to the property so sold was obtained, the plaintiff may have t…

The sheriff of each county in the state of Tennessee is hereby authorized to set a minimum acceptable price for every item, of property, both personal and real, to be sold at any sheriff's sale in the state provided such price shall be equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%)…

(a) The sheriff shall remit any excess of the sale price over the debt to the property owner from whom the property was seized. (b) The property, if it is not sold, shall not be used for personal or department use.

This part may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.”

This part shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

As used in this part, “foreign judgment” means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.

(a) A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the acts of congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any circuit or chancery court of this state. (b) The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a ju…

(a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of the court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor.…

(a) If the judgment debtor shows the court of this state that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal…

The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce the creditor's judgment instead of proceeding under this part remains unimpaired.

(a) For the purposes of this section only, a “foreign defamation judgment” shall mean any judgment for a cause of action equivalent or fundamentally similar to an action for libel or slander that is rendered by a court or tribunal outside the United States or its territories or p…

This part does not apply to judgments covered by the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, compiled in part 2 of this chapter.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.”

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Foreign country” means a government other than:(A) The United States;(B) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or(C) Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this part applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:(1) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and(2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable. …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this part applies. (b) A court of this state may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:(1) The judgment was rendered under a judicial syste…

(a) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:(1) The defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country;(2) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting proper…

(a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition must be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. (b) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the i…

(1) If the court in a proceeding under § 26-6-206 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this part, then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:(1) Conclusive …

If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time t…

An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or ten (10) years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign count…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This part does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this part.