§ 2-12-13. Garnishment, execution, fees and costs.

A.

Upon failure of a defendant to comply with an order of the court where the judge has entered a judgment for fines and costs and same remains unpaid for 30 days thereafter, the court is authorized through its court clerk to issue execution thereon from the court in the same manner and method as prescribed in Tennessee Code Annotated, title 26, chapters 1, 2, and 3, and court clerk shall assess the same fees and costs as allowable to clerks of general sessions court.

B.

For the purposes of service of a levy of execution or execution by garnishment the police officers of the city are empowered to serve same anywhere in the county.

C.

Authority for this section is granted pursuant to T.C.A. § 6-54-303.

(Code 1985, § 11-28; Ord. No. 3573, § 1, 7-1-1986)