Tennessee § 21-1-303 - Refusal to answer fully.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 21-1-303 — Refusal to answer fully., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-1-303. Refusal to answer fully.
A defendant who appears and refuses to answer fully shall be committed to jail, there to remain until the defendant is purged of the contempt and complies with the requirements of the law by filing a full and complete answer. Code 1858, § 4364 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 15); Shan., § 6174; Code 1932, § 10445; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-306. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), §§ 155, 157, 158. Law Reviews. The Contempt Powers of Tennessee Courts (E. Michael Ellis), 37 Tenn. L. Rev. 538. Collateral References. Contempt 58, 64.
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 21-1-303 cover?
Section 21-1-303 ("Refusal to answer fully.") 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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