If the witness who is summoned as provided in §§ 40-17-203 — 40-17-205, after being paid or tendered, by some properly authorized person, compensation in accordance with title 24, chapter 4 for expenses incurred for each day the witness is required to travel and attend as a witness, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, the witness shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this state.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 17 - Evidence and Witnesses
Part 2 - Uniform Law to Secure Attendance of Witnesses
§ 40-17-203. Hearing on Summons of Witness to Testify in Another State
§ 40-17-204. Issuance of Summons
§ 40-17-205. Ordering Witness Into Custody
§ 40-17-206. Penalty for Failure to Obey Summons
§ 40-17-207. Certificate Recommending Summons of Witness From Another State
§ 40-17-208. Witness Fees — Failure to Testify After Coming Into State
§ 40-17-210. Uniformity of Construction
§ 40-17-212. Request for Attendance of Federal Prisoner as Witness in State Criminal Proceedings