(a) Power is given to such committees or subcommittees to issue attachments to be served on all persons who may willfully violate any subpoena, rule or order, made or promulgated by such committee.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 3-3-117

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Committee: as used in this chapter , except when more particularly provided in this chapter, includes:

    (1) A committee appointed by either the house of representatives or the senate. See Tennessee Code 3-3-101
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(b) Such attachment may be served by a sergeant-at-arms of any such committee on the offending person, who shall be kept in the custody of the sergeant-at-arms and brought before such committee to be dealt with as such committee may determine, under the power and authority provided and given in this chapter.
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