Tennessee Statutes
§ 24-2-102 — Penalty for failure to appear
Tennessee § 24-2-102
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-2-102 (2026).
Text
In default thereof, a witness forfeits to the party at whose insistence the subpoena issues, the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125), to be recovered by scire facias; and is further liable to the action of the party for the full damages sustained for want of such witness' testimony.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3821 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 29); Shan., § 5609; Code 1932, § 9791; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-208.
Nearby Sections
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§ 24-1-201
Married persons§ 24-2-101
Duty to attend§ 24-2-102
Penalty for failure to appear§ 24-2-103
Scire facias by circuit court§ 24-2-104
Scire facias by general sessions judgeCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 24-2-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/24-2-102.