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Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 40-17-102. [reserved.] - The failure of the party defendant to make a request...
§ 40-17-104. [reserved.] - As provided by the Constitution of Tennessee, the accused, in...
§ 40-17-106. Endorsement of Names of Witnesses - It is the duty of the district attorney general to...
§ 40-17-107. Issuance of Subpoenas by Clerk - Code 1858, §§ 5381, 5382, 5597 (deriv. Acts 1822, ch....
§ 40-17-108. Date of Attendance of Witnesses - Code 1858, § 5600 (deriv. Acts 1843, 1844, ch. 215,...
§ 40-17-109. Service of Subpoena - The subpoena is served by the same officers as the...
§ 40-17-110. Duration of Attendance - Code 1932, §§ 11967, 11968; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 40-2417,...
§ 40-17-111. Forfeiture of Recognizance on Default - The undertaking or recognizance of witnesses is forfeited and enforced...
§ 40-17-112. Fees for State Witnesses - All witnesses entitled to compensation under §§ 40-25-106 and 40-25-129...
§ 40-17-113. Fees Allowed for Days Fixed by Court — Maximum Number of Days - No fees shall be allowed witnesses for attendance on any...
§ 40-17-114. Proof of Attendance - The witness shall prove attendance, in open court, by oath...
§ 40-17-115. Certification of Fees to Designated Witnesses - The district attorney general and judge shall not certify any...
§ 40-17-116. Certificate Required for Payment of Witness Fees - The commissioner of finance and administration shall issue no warrant...
§ 40-17-117. Proof of Incorporation - Code 1858, § 5379 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 23, §...
§ 40-17-121. Sexual Penetration or Contact — Victim Under 13 Years of Age - If the alleged victim of a sexual penetration or sexual...
§ 40-17-122. Subpoenas — Rules of Criminal Procedure - Rule 17 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure shall govern...
§ 40-17-124. Sex Offenses Where Victim Is Less Than Thirteen (13) Years of Age - then evidence of the defendant's prior conviction is admissible and...
Part 2 - Uniform Law to Secure Attendance of Witnesses
§ 40-17-201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 40-17-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 40-17-203. Hearing on Summons of Witness to Testify in Another State - If a judge of a court of record in any...
§ 40-17-204. Issuance of Summons - If, at a hearing, the judge determines that the witness...
§ 40-17-205. Ordering Witness Into Custody - If the certificate recommends that the witness be taken into...
§ 40-17-206. Penalty for Failure to Obey Summons - If the witness who is summoned as provided in §§...
§ 40-17-207. Certificate Recommending Summons of Witness From Another State - If a person in any state, which by its laws...
§ 40-17-208. Witness Fees — Failure to Testify After Coming Into State - If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in...
§ 40-17-210. Uniformity of Construction - This part shall be so interpreted and construed as to...
§ 40-17-211. Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings in a State Other Than That in Which They Are Confined - a judge of a court with jurisdiction to try felony...
§ 40-17-212. Request for Attendance of Federal Prisoner as Witness in State Criminal Proceedings - the court may issue a certificate, known as a writ...