Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-17-205 — Ordering witness into custody
Tennessee § 40-17-205
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-17-205 (2026).
Text
If the certificate recommends that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of the requesting state to assure the witness's attendance in the requesting state, the judge may, in lieu of notification of the hearing, direct that the witness be immediately brought before the judge for the hearing. The judge at the hearing, being satisfied of the desirability of the custody and delivery, for which determination the certificate shall be prima facie proof, may, in lieu of issuing a subpoena or summons, order that the witness be taken into custody immediately and delivered to an officer of the requesting state.
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Legislative History
Acts 1939, ch. 148, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 11979.3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2433.
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Tennessee § 40-17-205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-17-205.