Tennessee § 39-14-122 Immunity for false arrest or imprisonment

Tennessee Statutes

§ 39-14-122 — Immunity for false arrest or imprisonment

Tennessee § 39-14-122

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-122 (2026).

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(a)Any person causing the arrest of the drawer of a check, draft or order shall not be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest or false imprisonment if the person, firm or corporation relies in good faith upon the permissible inferences set forth in § 39-14-121(b) and notice is given, if required, to the drawer of the check.

(b)To rely on the civil or criminal immunity, the drawee of any check, draft, or other order for the payment of money, before refusing to pay same to the holder upon presentation, shall also cause to be written, printed, or stamped in plain language thereon or attached thereto, the reason for the drawee's dishonor or refusal of the same.

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(a) Any person causing the arrest of the drawer of a check, draft or order shall not be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest or false imprisonment if the person, firm or corporation relies in good faith upon the permissible inferences set forth in § 39-14-121(b) and notice is given, if required, to the drawer of the check. (b) To rely on the civil or criminal immunity, the drawee of any check, draft, or other order for the payment of money, before refusing to pay same to the holder upon presentation, shall also cause to be written, printed, or stamped in plain language thereon or attached thereto, the reason for the drawee's dishonor or refusal of the same.