Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-1-110
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Garnishee unable to identify defendant
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(a) A garnishee who: (1) Receives an execution without the defendant's social security number, if an individual, or federal taxpayer identification, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity; and (2) After reasonable effort is otherwise unable to identify the defendant or to distinguish the defendant from other individuals or entities based on the information provided on the execution; may return the execution with the statement "Defendant cannot be identified or distinguished from information provided on the execution." (b) The failure to include a social security number or taxpayer identification number shall not invalidate the execution. Acts 1994, ch. 836, § 1.
(a) A garnishee who: (1) Receives an execution without the defendant's social security number, if an individual, or federal taxpayer identification, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity; and (2) After reasonable effort is otherwise unable to identify the defendant or to distinguish the defendant from other individuals or entities based on the information provided on the execution; may return the execution with the statement "Defendant cannot be identified or distinguished from information provided on the execution."
(1) Receives an execution without the defendant's social security number, if an individual, or federal taxpayer identification, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity; and
(2) After reasonable effort is otherwise unable to identify the defendant or to distinguish the defendant from other individuals or entities based on the information provided on the execution; may return the execution with the statement "Defendant cannot be identified or distinguished from information provided on the execution."
may return the execution with the statement "Defendant cannot be identified or distinguished from information provided on the execution."
(b) The failure to include a social security number or taxpayer identification number shall not invalidate the execution.
Acts 1994, ch. 836, § 1.
(a) A garnishee who: (1) Receives an execution without the defendant's social security number, if an individual, or federal taxpayer identification, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity; and (2) After reasonable effort is otherwise unable to identify the defendant or to distinguish the defendant from other individuals or entities based on the information provided on the execution; may return the execution with the statement "Defendant cannot be identified or distinguished from information provided on the execution."
(1) Receives an execution without the defendant's social security number, if an individual, or federal taxpayer identification, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity; and
(2) After reasonable effort is otherwise unable to identify the defendant or to distinguish the defendant from other individuals or entities based on the information provided on the execution; may return the execution with the statement "Defendant cannot be identified or distinguished from information provided on the execution."
may return the execution with the statement "Defendant cannot be identified or distinguished from information provided on the execution."
(b) The failure to include a social security number or taxpayer identification number shall not invalidate the execution.
Acts 1994, ch. 836, § 1.
Status: in_force
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