Tennessee § 20-9-104 - Tape recording of proceedings.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-9-104 — Tape recording of proceedings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-9-104. Tape recording of proceedings.
It is lawful for attorneys representing parties in proceedings in any of the courts of this state to use tape recorders as an aid in making notes of the proceedings. Acts 1972, ch. 684, § 1; T.C.A., § 20-1331. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 7.11, 7.15, 24.33. Law Reviews. Criminal Law in Tennessee in 1972 — A Critical Survey — IV. Procedure (Joseph G. Cook), 40 Tenn. L. Rev. 583. Cited: Houston v. Scott, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 33 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 17, 2012). Collateral References. Use in state court by counsel or party of tape recorder or other electronic device to make transcript of criminal trial proceedings. 67 A.L.R.3d 1013.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-9-104 ("Tape recording of proceedings.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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