Tennessee § 50-7-704 - Protection against self-incrimination.
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§ 50-7-704. Protection against self-incrimination.
No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda and other records before the commissioner, an unemployment hearing officer, or any duly authorized representative of any of them, or in obedience to the subpoena of any of them in any cause or proceeding before the commissioner or an unemployment hearing officer, on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which the individual is compelled after having claimed the individual's privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that the individual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. Acts 1947, ch. 29, § 11; C. Supp. 1950, § 6901.11 (Williams, § 6901.35); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-1342; Acts 2003, ch. 191, § 9; 2011, ch. 82, § 4. Cross-References. Perjury, title 39, ch. 16, part 7.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 50-7-704 cover?
Section 50-7-704 ("Protection against self-incrimination.") 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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