Tennessee § 65-3-116 - Officers or employees testifying exempt from indictment.
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§ 65-3-116. Officers or employees testifying exempt from indictment.
No officer, agent, servant, or employee of any such company, who appears and testifies before the department of transportation under this chapter or chapter 5 of this title or in any civil or criminal proceedings instituted by the department of transportation under this chapter or chapter 5 of this title, shall be liable to indictment or presentment for any violation of this chapter or chapter 5 of this title about which such person so testifies. Acts 1897, ch. 10, § 10; Shan., § 3059a33; Code 1932, § 5409; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-318; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 10.
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Section 65-3-116 ("Officers or employees testifying exempt from indictment.") 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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