Tennessee § 2-19-137 - Violators as witnesses — Exemption from prosecution.
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§ 2-19-137. Violators as witnesses — Exemption from prosecution.
A person offending against any of the provisions of this chapter shall be a competent witness against any other person violating any provisions of this chapter, and may be compelled to attend and testify upon any trial, hearing, proceeding, or investigation in the same manner as any other person, but the testimony so given shall not be used in any prosecution or proceeding, civil or criminal, against the person so testifying, except for perjury in giving such testimony, and a person so testifying shall not thereafter be liable to indictment, prosecution, or punishment for the offense with reference to which such testimony was given, and may plead or prove the giving of the testimony accordingly in bar of such an indictment or prosecution. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1945. Cross-References. Offense of perjury, penalties, title 39, chapter 16, part 7.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-19-137 ("Violators as witnesses — Exemption from prosecution.") 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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