Tennessee Code 7-3-504 – Service by mail
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-3-504
- Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Service by mail of a citation or civil warrant upon the violator may be made by any employee of a metropolitan government, by any additional plaintiff, or the violator’s attorney, or by any person authorized by statute. The person serving the citation or civil warrant by mail shall send, postage prepaid, a copy of the citation or civil warrant to the violator by registered, return receipt, or by certified, return receipt mail. Service by mail shall not be the basis for the entry of a judgment by default unless the record contains a return receipt showing personal acceptance by the violator or by the violator’s authorized agent.