Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-3-107 (2026)

Neglect of duty by officer

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Any magistrate or officer, having notice of any unlawful act provided against in this chapter, who neglects or refuses to do the magistrate's or officer's duty in the prevention of the public offense commits a Class C misdemeanor.

Code 1858, § 4938; Shan., § 6899; Code 1932, § 11423; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-207; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2022 · leading case: Reid v. Lee (M.D. Tenn. 2022).

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Reid v. Lee (M.D. Tenn. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 6-54-401 (“lewdness, drunkenness, gaming, and the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors”); Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-3-107 (riots and breaches of peace); Tenn.”

Jordan v. Lee (M.D. Tenn. 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 6-54-401 (“lewdness, drunkenness, gaming, and the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors”); Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-3-107 (riots and breaches of peace); Tenn.”

State v. Antonio Briggs (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 38-3-107 ; 38-3-109 (1997).”

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