Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-21-129 — Evasion of service
Tennessee § 29-21-129
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-129 (2026).
Text
The attempt to elude the service of the writ of habeas corpus, or to avoid the effect thereof by transferring the plaintiff out of the jurisdiction or to another person, or by concealing the plaintiff, or the place of the plaintiff's confinement, is a Class C misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3755; Shan., § 5535; mod. Code 1932, § 9705; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1838; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
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Statement as to first application§ 29-1-108
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 29-21-129, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-21-129.