Tennessee § 40-10-107 - Bond of witnesses.
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§ 40-10-107. Bond of witnesses.
On holding the defendant to answer, the magistrate shall take from each material witness examined by the magistrate on the part of the state a written undertaking, in the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), to appear and testify, at the court at which the defendant is required to answer, on the second day of the term. Code 1858, § 5067; Shan., § 7026; Code 1932, § 11566; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1122. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 25 Tenn. Juris., Witnesses, § 3. Law Reviews. Recent Developments in Tennessee and Federal Procedure (Donald F. Paine), 36 Tenn. L. Rev. 276 (1969).
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Section 40-10-107 ("Bond of witnesses.") 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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