Tennessee Code 8-4-203 – Service of subpoena
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-4-203
- Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Service of such subpoena shall be had by a designated representative of the comptroller of the treasury either handing a copy of the subpoena to such witness, at which time service is complete; mailing a copy of the subpoena to such witness by certified mail, return receipt requested, in which case service shall be complete on the date the witness signs the certified mail receipt; or, if the witness cannot be found, mailing a copy of the subpoena to the last known address of the witness by first-class mail, in which case service shall be complete upon mailing. Such process shall run throughout the state.