TCA 37-1-313
Documents and records furnished to indigent petitioner
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What does this charge mean?
A judge can order the court clerk to give free copies of court documents to a poor person who files a petition, without charging them for the copies. This helps poor people access the paperwork they need for their case.
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After a petition has been filed, if the judge finds that the petitioner is indigent as defined in § 40-14-201, the judge is empowered to issue an order directed to the clerk of any court in Tennessee to furnish to the petitioner or to petitioner’s counsel, without cost to the petitioner, certified copies of such documents or parts of the record on file in the clerk’s office as may be required.
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TCA Section37-1-313