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TCA § 8-8-209 — Return as to residence in another county
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If a person is a known inhabitant of another county, the sheriff must return the truth of the case.
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TCA § 8-8-210 — Bill of fees
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If required, the sheriff must make a separate bill of fees and give a receipt when levying an execution for money.
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TCA § 8-8-211 — Penalty for allowing prisoner to be taken from jail and put to death by violence
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A sheriff who negligently or willfully allows a prisoner to be taken from jail or custody and killed by violence commits a Class A misdemeanor in office.
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TCA § 8-8-212 — Special deputies — Exchange of law enforcement officers
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The sheriff may appoint special deputies and private special deputies, and may make agreements with other law enforcement agencies to exchange officers for particular purposes.
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TCA § 8-8-213 — Conservator of peace — Summoning posse
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The sheriff and deputies are conservators of the peace, and the sheriff must suppress breaches of the peace, detect and prevent crime, arrest people lawfully, execute legal process, and patrol county roads.
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TCA § 8-8-214 — Delivery of papers and property to successor
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When leaving office, the sheriff must deliver the office’s books, papers, attached or levied property in hand, and jail prisoners to the successor, unless law allows retention, and must take a receipt.
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TCA § 8-8-215 — Closing of unsettled business
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A sheriff may close unsettled business for up to two years after leaving office.
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TCA § 8-8-216 — Service of process or other paper by employee of party prohibited — Penalty
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Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and constables may not serve civil process if they are salaried or commissioned employees of a party to the case.
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TCA § 8-8-217 — Service in violation of § 8-8-216 void
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A civil summons, writ, process, or other proceeding served in violation of § 8-8-216 is void.
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TCA § 8-8-218 — Retention of service weapon upon retirement or disability — Approval by legislative body of county
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Certain full-time sheriffs and deputy sheriffs may keep their service weapon when they retire, including on disability retirement, but only if subsection (a) is approved by a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body.
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TCA § 8-8-219 — Patrol cars — Color schemes — Markings — Unmarked cars
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County sheriff patrol cars may use the specified white-and-green color scheme, and the official uniform markings are reserved for county sheriffs' patrol cars; others may not use them.
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TCA § 8-8-220 — Civil actions — Sheriff may appoint persons to serve process
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If service of process is returned unserved in a civil action, a county sheriff may appoint a qualified person to serve it.
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TCA § 8-8-221 — Sheriffs to regulate incarcerations in county jails and to register persons acting as law enforcement officers
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County sheriffs must set jail-acceptance rules, and most people may not be jailed or act like law enforcement without the required sheriff approval or registration.
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TCA § 8-8-301 — Liability for wrongs of deputies — Limitation
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A sheriff and the sheriff’s surety are not liable for injuries or losses caused by a deputy’s acts or failures to act.
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TCA § 8-8-302 — Suits against counties for wrongs of deputies
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A person harmed by a sheriff’s deputy’s act or failure to act may sue the county, if the deputy was acting under the office.
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TCA § 8-8-303 — Waiver of governmental immunity — Special deputies
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The county’s immunity is waived for certain claims involving special deputies, but only up to a bond-based cap; special deputies must also show at least $50,000 in financial responsibility before serving.
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TCA § 8-8-401 — Short title
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This section says the part is to be known as the “County Sheriff's Civil Service Law of 1974.”
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TCA § 8-8-402 — Local approval required
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This part applies locally in a county only when the county legislative body approves it by a two-thirds vote, subject to subsection (b).
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TCA § 8-8-403 — “Classified service” defined
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This section defines “classified service” to include sheriff’s department positions and employees, with listed exclusions.
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TCA § 8-8-404 — Creation of civil service board
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A civil service board is created with three members selected by the county legislative body.
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