Tennessee Code 40-17-207 – Certificate recommending summons of witness from another state
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-17-207
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- State: includes any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Tennessee Code 40-17-202
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Witness: includes a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. See Tennessee Code 40-17-202
If a person in any state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions, or grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence in this state, is a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in this state, or in a grand jury investigation which has commenced or is about to commence, a judge of the court may issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required. The certificate may include a recommendation that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of this state to assure the witness’ attendance in this state. This certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the county in which the witness is found.