{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-17-206","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-17-206","heading":"Penalty for failure to obey summons","body":"If the witness who is summoned as provided in §§ 40-17-203 - 40-17-205, after being paid or tendered, by some properly authorized person, compensation in accordance with title 24, chapter 4 for expenses incurred for each day the witness is required to travel and attend as a witness, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, the witness shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this state.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"69a5d89087d6ba752e6b2eb8f96186da44d31eb1f55bbea1d7673c514c54049d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-17-205","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-17-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}