Tennessee Statutes
§ 21-1-808 — Habeas corpus on purge of contempt
Tennessee § 21-1-808
JurisdictionTennessee
Title21
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 21-1-808 (2026).
Text
The court, or a judge of the court in vacation, may, in such case, grant a habeas corpus, and discharge the party, if the party purges the contempt, upon such conditions in respect to the party's compliance with the decree as the judge thinks proper.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 4482 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 23); Shan., § 6299; Code 1932, § 10592; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-1213.
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Tennessee § 21-1-808, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/21-1-808.