Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-9-101 (2026)
Officers authorized to punish
✓ current as of May 2026
Any officer authorized to punish for contempt is a court within the meaning of §§ 29-9-101 - 29-9-106.
Code 1858, § 4112; Shan., § 5924; Code 1932, § 10125; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-901.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Konvalinka v. Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth., 249 S.W.3d 346 (Tenn. 2008).
Konvalinka v. Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth., 249 S.W.3d 346 (Tenn. 2008). “Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-9-101 to -106 can be traced back to the Code of 1858 §§ 4106-4112.”
Lisa E. Burris v. James Morton Burris, 512 S.W.3d 239 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “7, 2011) (“We adhere to the principle stated in the foregoing cases and hold that the violation of a court order, punishable by a fifty dollar fine and/or ten days in jail under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 29-9-101, is not a ‘criminal case,’ unlike violations of Section…”
Joyce Bradley Watts v. Colin Wade Watts, 519 S.W.3d 572 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “; see Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-9-101 to -108. Accordingly, punishment for contempt may now “be exercised only within the fixed rules of law.”
In Re Lineweaver, 343 S.W.3d 401 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-9-101 et seq. Judge Davenport concluded further that Linew-eaver “has now purged himself as the files in question have been produced and are now back in the care of the Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk.”
In re Sneed, 302 S.W.3d 825 (Tenn. 2010). “” To give effect to this power, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-9-101 to -108 (2000) further define the scope of the contempt power and the punishment and remedies for contemptuous acts.”
Jacqueline G. Furlong v. Kevin Keane Furlong, 370 S.W.3d 329 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “§§ 29-9-101 to -108 (2000) further define the scope of the contempt power and the punishment and remedies for contemptuous acts.”
Flowers v. Traughber, 910 S.W.2d 468 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “” The petition states “in the alternate, jurisdiction of this court is invoked pursuant to T.C.A. § 29-9-101 in that Flowers has been aggrieved by a final judgment of the Tennessee Board of Paroles.”
Moncier v. Jones, 803 F. Supp. 2d 815 (E.D. Tenn. 2011). “3 and Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-9-101 et seq., as well as “the routine and customary practice under those rules and statutes,” plaintiff alleges that he timely filed a petition for judicial review with the Knox County Circuit Court [Id.”
Nuclear Fuel Servs., Inc. v. Local 3-677, Oil, Chem., & Atomic Workers Int'l Union, 719 S.W.2d 550 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1986). “3(b), their convictions of contempt, T.C.A. § 29-9-101, et seq., by the circuit court of Unicoi County.”
Sheridan Nichols(formerly Crockett) v. Richard David Crockett, Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. §29-9-101 , et. al. By statute, an individual may be punished by up to a fine of $50 and/or imprisonment for up to 10 days.”
State., ex. rel. Peggy Richardson v. Richardson (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). “Following a bench trial, the trial court found the Father had the ability to pay child support but did not and therefore was guilty of at least nine counts of willful contempt pursuant to section 29-9-101 of the Tennessee Code. The court further found the Father's payments to be…”
State of Tennessee, et rel. Frances Craig Creighton v. Wilbur Foster Creighton (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “Section 29-9-101.” We adhere to the principle -13- stated in the foregoing cases and hold that the violation of a court order, punishable by a fifty dollar fine and/or ten days in jail under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 29-9-101, is not a “criminal case,” as defined in…”
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