Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-102-129

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

If, after examination of witnesses or any investigation, the commissioner, or any of the commissioner’s deputies or assistants, is of the opinion that the facts in relation to a fire indicate that a crime has been committed, the commissioner shall present the testimony taken on examination, together with any other data in the commissioner’s possession, to the district attorney general of the county in which the crime has been committed, and the district attorney general shall call especially to the attention of the grand jury such testimony, and if the facts warrant an indictment, no prosecutor shall be required.