Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-6-217 — Issuance of arrest warrant in lieu of criminal summons
Tennessee·Title 40
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or § 40-5-102 , to the contrary, a judge who is licensed to practice law in this state and elected for an eight-year term of office may, upon a finding of probable cause, issue an arrest warrant in lieu of a criminal summons under any circumstances and regardless of whether any of the exceptions set out in §§ 40-6-205 and 40-6-215 are applicable.
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Legislative History
Acts 2004, ch. 889, § 3.
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