Tennessee § 40-6-217 Issuance of arrest warrant in lieu of criminal summons

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§ 40-6-217 — Issuance of arrest warrant in lieu of criminal summons

Tennessee § 40-6-217

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-6-217 (2026).

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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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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.