TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 26, 2025

The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order on Nov. 24 adopting a new rule regarding email filing in local courts. Rule 46B provides that any circuit, chancery, criminal, probate, juvenile or general sessions court in the state may adopt local rules allowing for the acceptance of court filings via email. The rule also allows court clerks to adopt reasonable service charges applicable to such filings, clarifies that emailed filings are subject to the applicable service requirements, and signatures in emailed filings are to be treated as original signatures. The rule takes effect immediately.