40-11-214 - Payment of costs Notice to clerk of court.
40-11-214. Payment of costs Notice to clerk of court.
(a) Whenever property has been purchased by the state, under the provisions of §§ 40-11-206 40-11-215, it is the duty of the district attorney general to certify to the commissioner of finance and administration the amount of costs incurred by the sheriff in making the sale, including the fees and commissions of the sheriff for making the sale, and forward same, together with the sheriff's deed, to the commissioner. Upon receipt of the certification, the amount of costs so certified shall be paid by the commissioner to the sheriff, as other criminal costs are paid.
(b) The commissioner shall notify the clerk of the court wherein the forfeiture was taken of the amount of the purchase price and of the costs so paid.
[Acts 1921, ch. 140, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 7148a9; Code 1932, § 11706; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1314.]