Tennessee § 3-3-117 - Issuance of attachments.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 3-3-117 — Issuance of attachments., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-3-117. Issuance of attachments.
Power is given to such committees or subcommittees to issue attachments to be served on all persons who may willfully violate any subpoena, rule or order, made or promulgated by such committee. Such attachment may be served by a sergeant-at-arms of any such committee on the offending person, who shall be kept in the custody of the sergeant-at-arms and brought before such committee to be dealt with as such committee may determine, under the power and authority provided and given in this chapter. Acts 1931, ch. 3, § 11; C. Supp. 1950, § 172.11; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 3-317.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-3-117 ("Issuance of attachments.") 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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