{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-6-217","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-6-217","heading":"Issuance of arrest warrant in lieu of criminal summons","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or § 40-5-102 , to the contrary, a judge who is licensed to practice law in this state and elected for an eight-year term of office may, upon a finding of probable cause, issue an arrest warrant in lieu of a criminal summons under any circumstances and regardless of whether any of the exceptions set out in §§ 40-6-205 and 40-6-215 are applicable.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 6"],"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":"58c43daf62d419c750e725ccfd8a2d851c5958372eadceda5209ac437eacc2fa","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-6-216","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-6-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}