Tennessee Statutes
§ 55-10-119 — Detaining drivers involved in accidents involving serious bodily injury or death if driver does not have valid driver license and evidence of financial responsibility
Tennessee § 55-10-119
JurisdictionTennessee
Title55
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-119 (2026).
Text
An officer shall detain a driver without a warrant, as provided in § 40-7-103 , and bring the driver before a committing magistrate if the driver:
(1)Is involved in an accident resulting in:
(A)Serious bodily injury, as defined in § 55-50-502 ; or (B) Death;
(2)Does not have a valid driver license; and (3) Does not have evidence of financial responsibility as required by § 55-12-139 .
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Legislative History
Acts 2012 , ch. 737, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 55-10-119, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/55-10-119.