41-21-812 - Filing of subsequent lawsuits not permitted until expenses paid. - Tennessee Statutes

41-21-812. Filing of subsequent lawsuits not permitted until expenses paid.

(a)  Except as provided by subsection (b), on notice of assessment of any fees, taxes, costs and expenses under this part, a clerk of a court may not accept for filing another claim by the same inmate until prior fees, taxes, costs and other expenses are paid in full.

(b)  A court may allow an inmate who has not paid any costs or expenses assessed against the inmate to file a claim for injunctive relief seeking to enjoin an act or failure to act that creates a substantial threat of irreparable injury or serious physical harm to the inmate.

[Acts 1996, ch. 913, § 1.]