Tennessee § 56-1-412 - Failure to testify before commissioner — Obstruction of examination — Penalty.
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§ 56-1-412. Failure to testify before commissioner — Obstruction of examination — Penalty.
Whoever, without justifiable cause, neglects, upon due summons, to appear and testify before the commissioner, the commissioner's deputy, or person appointed by the commissioner as provided, and whoever obstructs the commissioner, the commissioner's deputy or examiner in examining insurance companies commits a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1895, ch. 160, § 35; Shan., § 3320; Code 1932, § 6149; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-124; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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