SB0711 - Tennessee: Courts, General Sessions

Companion Bill HB1565. Courts, General Sessions - Allows counties to increase the authorized litigation tax above $6.00 if such amount is not sufficient to fund the judges' salaries and any supplements and annual adjustments. - Amends TCA Section 16-15-5006. Fiscal Summary for *SB0711 / HB1565 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $100,000/Permissive Bill Summary for *SB0711 / HB1565 Under present law, each county is responsible for paying the base salary for all of the general sessions judges in the county, as well as any supplements and annual adjustments. To help defray the cost, present law authorizes counties, other than Davidson County, to impose a local litigation tax of up to $6.00 per case on each criminal conviction in general sessions court and on each civil case filed in either general sessions court [...]

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