In the event the offender refuses to sign the ordinance summons agreement to appear in court, the municipal enforcement officer in whose presence the violation is committed may have a summons issued by the clerk of the municipal, metropolitan, or city court, or the municipal enforcement officer may seek the assistance of a police or peace officer to witness the violation, who may issue a citation in lieu of arrest for the violation or make arrest for failure to sign the citation in lieu of arrest, as provided in § 7-63-104.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities
Chapter 63 - Actions in Lieu of Arrest
§ 7-63-201. Sanitation, Litter Control and Animal Control — Issuance of Summons — Copies
§ 7-63-202. Treatment as Citation in Lieu of Arrest
§ 7-63-203. Refusal to Sign Agreement to Appear in Court — Arrest