Tennessee § 29-21-129 - Evasion of service.
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§ 29-21-129. Evasion of service.
The attempt to elude the service of the writ of habeas corpus, or to avoid the effect thereof by transferring the plaintiff out of the jurisdiction or to another person, or by concealing the plaintiff, or the place of the plaintiff's confinement, is a Class C misdemeanor. Code 1858, § 3755; Shan., § 5535; mod. Code 1932, § 9705; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1838; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Code Commission Notes. Portions of this section have been rewritten by the executive secretary to the Tennessee code commission to implement Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113, effective November 1, 1989, which requested that the executive secretary amend this section by deleting the penalty provision and inserting language to indicate violation of the section is a Class C misdemeanor. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Collateral References. 39A C.J.S. Habeas Corpus § 177. Habeas corpus 67.
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