Sureties on indemnity bond

TennesseeStatutes

Ask Donna

How this section applies to your facts.

TN Code › Title 24 › Chapter 8 › Section 24-8-105

This text was captured on Aug 14, 2026. It is a snapshot, not a live feed, so check the official code before relying on it.

Text

In cases of lost notes, bonds, life insurance policies, and other instruments which by law are negotiable or assignable when the party claiming under the same is required to execute a bond to indemnify the party issuing the same, it shall be lawful for such indemnity bond to be secured either by personal sureties or by corporations lawfully authorized to become sureties on such bonds; and the party demanding the execution of such bond shall accept same in either form. Acts 1919, ch. 35, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 5697a1; Code 1932, §9883; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-805.

In cases of lost notes, bonds, life insurance policies, and other instruments which by law are negotiable or assignable when the party claiming under the same is required to execute a bond to indemnify the party issuing the same, it shall be lawful for such indemnity bond to be secured either by personal sureties or by corporations lawfully authorized to become sureties on such bonds; and the party demanding the execution of such bond shall accept same in either form.

Acts 1919, ch. 35, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 5697a1; Code 1932, §9883; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-805.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.