Tennessee § 29-9-107 - Profanity in court of record.
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§ 29-9-107. Profanity in court of record.
Any person who profanely swears or curses in the presence of any court of record commits a Class C misdemeanor. Code 1858, § 1727 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 14, § 4); Shan., § 3034; Code 1932, § 5256; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-907; 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 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 24.15. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 7 Tenn. Juris., Contempt, § 13; 21 Tenn. Juris., Profanity, § 1. Cited: Stockton v. State, 155 Tenn. 11, 290 S.W. 7, 1926 Tenn. LEXIS 12 (1927); Konvalinka v. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hosp. Auth., 249 S.W.3d 346, 2008 Tenn. LEXIS 103 (Tenn. Feb. 13, 2008).
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