Tennessee § 29-9-104 - Omission to perform act.
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§ 29-9-104. Omission to perform act.
If the contempt consists in an omission to perform an act which it is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until such person performs it. The person or if same be a corporation, then such person or corporation can be separately fined, as authorized by law, for each day it is in contempt until it performs the act or pays the damages ordered by the court. Code 1858, § 4108; Shan., § 5920; Code 1932, § 10121; Acts 1979, ch. 113, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-904; Acts 2011, ch. 119, § 5. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 377. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 317, 667, 838. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 9.30. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 7 Tenn. Juris., Contempt, §§ 3, 13. Law Reviews. Criminal Contempt, Jury Trial, Private Prosecutors & Child Support, (Clarke Lee Shaw), 34 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 22 (1998). Equity — 1957 Tennessee Survey (Thomas F. Green, Jr.), 10 Vand. L. Rev. 1095. Forms of Relief, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 400. Power of Administrative Agencies to Compel Testimony in Tennessee (Seymour Samuels, Jr.), 16 Tenn. L. Rev. 928. The Contempt Powers of Tennessee Courts (E. Michael Ellis), 37 Tenn. L. Rev. 538. Attorney General Opinions. Incarceration for wilful contempt for failure to pay support, OAG 89-104 (8/17/89).
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Section 29-9-104 ("Omission to perform act.") 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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