Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-2-102 — Misdemeanors
Tennessee § 40-2-102
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-2-102 (2026).
Text
(a)Except as provided in § 62-18-120(g) and subsection (b) of this section, all prosecutions for misdemeanors shall be commenced within the twelve (12) months after the offense has been committed, except gaming, which shall be commenced within six (6) months.
(b)Prosecutions under § 39-16-301 for criminal impersonation accomplished through the use of a fraudulently obtained driver license shall be commenced within one (1) year of the date the driver license expires or within three (3) years of the date the nonexpired driver license was last used to falsely impersonate the person in whose name the driver license was issued, whichever is longer.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 4983 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 82); Shan., § 6942; mod. Code 1932, §11484; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-204; Acts 1985, ch. 146, §1; 1999, ch. 374, § 1.
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Courts vested with original jurisdiction§ 40-1-109
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Judicial acts of general sessions judges§ 40-10-101
Notice of charge and right to counsel§ 40-10-102
Time allowed to procure counsel§ 40-10-103
Separation and exclusion of witnesses§ 40-10-104
Bail§ 40-10-105
Election by prisoner to perform hard labor§ 40-10-106
Reports on elections to perform hard labor§ 40-10-107
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