Tennessee Code 40-17-208 – Witness fees – Failure to testify after coming into state
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-17-208
- 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
- State: includes any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Tennessee Code 40-17-202
- Summons: includes a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See Tennessee Code 40-17-202
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Witness: includes a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. See Tennessee Code 40-17-202
If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in this state, the witness shall be tendered compensation for expenses so incurred in accordance with title 24, chapter 4. A witness who has appeared in accordance with the provisions of the summons shall not be required to remain within this state a longer period of time than the period mentioned in the certificate, unless otherwise ordered by the court. If the witness, after coming into this state, fails without good cause to attend and testify, as directed in the summons, the witness shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this state.