Tennessee Code 8-8-222 – Determination if person being served with order or protection has outstanding criminal warrant – Service of criminal warrant or notification of agency holding warrant
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-8-222
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
A sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable serving an order of protection or ex parte order of protection shall, prior to or at the time of service, make reasonable efforts to determine whether the person being served has an outstanding criminal warrant. If the person being served has an outstanding criminal warrant, then the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable shall either serve the outstanding criminal warrant or notify the agency holding the criminal warrant of the person’s location.