SB4122 - Tennessee: Local Government, General

Companion Bill HB4043. Local Government, General - Requires local governments to notify owners of property seized by such local government by certified mail; notice must include method of appealing such seizure; if seized property is damaged or destroyed, local government must reimburse owner if property should have been returned to the owner. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1; Title 6, Chapter 54 and Title 7, Chapter 3. Fiscal Summary for SB4122 / *HB4043 Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB4122 / *HB4043 This bill establishes procedures that must be followed prior to a local government seizing property, as follows: (1) The local government must give written notice to the owner of record of such property by certified mail, return receipt requested. If there is no owner of record of the property, then notice [...]

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