Tennessee Code 65-3-114 – Witness failing to obey subpoena
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-3-114
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
In case any witness fails or refuses to obey a subpoena, the department of transportation may issue an attachment for such witness, directed to any sheriff or constable of the state, and compel the witness to attend before the department of transportation and give testimony upon such matters as shall be lawfully required by it.