No sheriff or deputy sheriff shall become the purchaser, either directly or indirectly, of any property by such sheriff or deputy exposed to sale under any process of law, and every such purchase shall be absolutely void.
Code 1858, § 364 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 31); Shan., § 454; Code 1932, § 701; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-815.
Cross-References. Officer purchasing at own sale, misdemeanor, §39-16-405.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executions, § 35.
Attorney General Opinions. Purchase of confiscated items by law enforcement officers, OAG 99-105 (5/10/99).