Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-9-104 — Omission to perform act
Tennessee § 29-9-104
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-9-104 (2026).
Text
(a)If the contempt consists in an omission to perform an act which it is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until such person performs it.
(b)The person or if same be a corporation, then such person or corporation can be separately fined, as authorized by law, for each day it is in contempt until it performs the act or pays the damages ordered by the court.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 4108; Shan., § 5920; Code 1932, § 10121; Acts 1979, ch. 113, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §23-904; Acts 2011 , ch. 119, § 5.
Nearby Sections
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§ 29-1-101
Application of equitable remedies§ 29-1-102
Injunction pending litigation§ 29-1-103
Receivers pending litigation§ 29-1-104
Receiver's bond§ 29-1-106
Judges granting extraordinary process§ 29-1-107
Statement as to first application§ 29-1-108
Application after refusal§ 29-1-109
Endorsement of refusal§ 29-1-110
Transmission of bill and fiat to clerk§ 29-1-111
Scope of provisions§ 29-10-101
Chapter definitions§ 29-10-103
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Tennessee § 29-9-104, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-9-104.