Tennessee § 3-3-111 - Arrest and punishment for contempt.
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§ 3-3-111. Arrest and punishment for contempt.
Such body or committee has the right and power to issue and enforce process of arrest or attachment and impose penalty for disobedience and contempt, as contemplated, set out and provided in § 3-3-110 , to the same extent as belongs by law in this state to courts of record in instances of such like offending, and as now provided by law. In addition to being guilty of such offense so then, for the time being, impeding the progress of such investigation and inquiry and the functioning of such body or committee, such offending and contemptuous person commits a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1931, ch. 3, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 172.4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 3-311; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Committee investigations, contempt, § 3-3-110 . Contempt of court, title 29, ch. 9. Contempt powers of courts, § 16-1-103 . Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Law Reviews. The Tennessee Law of Arrest (Rollin M. Perkins and Frank C. Rand), 2 Vand. L. Rev. 509 (1949).
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Section 3-3-111 ("Arrest and punishment for contempt.") 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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