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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-6-405 (2026)

Penalty for failure to testify when served with investigative demand

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Any witness who appears as directed by the civil investigative demand, but upon appearance refuses to testify on matters not privileged by law, shall be punished as prescribed in § 8-6-404.

Acts 1976, ch. 646, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-634.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Shriver v. Leech, 612 S.W.2d 454 (Tenn. 1981).
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State Ex Rel. Shriver v. Leech, 612 S.W.2d 454 (Tenn. 1981). · cites it 2× “T.C.A. § 8-6-405. 4 The judgment of the Court of Appeals that the Civil Investigative Demand statute is unconstitutional is reversed.”
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