Article VI. Judicial Department

Article VI, Section 12

Constitution of the State of Tennessee

Official text

All writs and other process shall run in the name of the State of Tennessee and bear test and be signed by the respective clerks. Indictments shall conclude, "against the peace and dignity of the State."

Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)

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