a judge of a court with jurisdiction to try felony cases in the county where the person is confined, after notice to the district attorney general, shall fix a time and place for a hearing and shall order the person having custody of the prisoner to produce the prisoner at the hearing.
a judge of the court in which the action is pending may issue a certificate certifying all the facts and that the attendance of the person as a witness in the court is required for a specific number of days. The certificate may be issued upon application of either the state or defendant demonstrating all the facts specified in this section.
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