Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-3-107 (2026)
Penalty for improper testimony
✓ current as of May 2026
Any attorney offering to give testimony in any of the cases provided for in §§ 23-3-105 and 23-3-106 shall be rejected by the court, and the attorney commits a Class C misdemeanor, for which, on conviction, the attorney shall also be stricken from the rolls, if a practicing attorney.
Code 1858, § 3975 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 66, § 3); Shan., § 5787; Code 1932, § 9980; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-307; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2000–2018 · leading case: Fitzpatrick v. Law Solutions Chi., LLC, 584 B.R. 203 (E.D. Tenn. 2018).
Fitzpatrick v. Law Solutions Chi., LLC, 584 B.R. 203 (E.D. Tenn. 2018). “Code Annotated § 23-3-103 (providing that a person who engages in the practice of law without a valid license commits a Class A misdemeanor), Tennessee Code Annotated § 23-3-104 (providing that licensed attorneys who divide fees or compensation received in the practice of law…”
Hansom Davis v. Alfred Earls (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “” See Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-3-107 . Section 39-16-402 makes “official misconduct” a criminal offense, and Section 39-16-403 makes “official oppression” a criminal offense as well.”
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