Tennessee Code 20-2-101 – Summons from general sessions court
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 20-2-101
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
The summons from a court of general sessions shall be substantially the same as the summons from a court of record, but requiring the defendant to appear before the judge on a day fixed, or generally. If no time or place is designated, the officer serving the process shall notify the defendant of the time and place, and make the officer’s return accordingly.