Tennessee § 40-14-316 - Use of videotape equipment during preliminary stages preceding trial.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-14-316 — Use of videotape equipment during preliminary stages preceding trial., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-14-316. Use of videotape equipment during preliminary stages preceding trial.
In addition to the use of videotape equipment to record court proceedings as set forth within Supreme Court Rule 26, the supreme court is authorized and encouraged to permit, in appropriate situations, the use of video equipment and recordings during the preliminary stages preceding trial for any criminal offense including, but not necessarily limited to, bail hearings, arraignments, hearings wherein a defendant's guilty plea is entered and accepted by the court without trial, and other proceedings before the criminal court preliminary to trial. Acts 1997, ch. 314, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-14-316 ("Use of videotape equipment during preliminary stages preceding trial.") 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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