{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-10-119","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-119","heading":"Detaining drivers involved in accidents involving serious bodily injury or death if driver does not have valid driver license and evidence of financial responsibility","body":"An officer shall detain a driver without a warrant, as provided in § 40-7-103 , and bring the driver before a committing magistrate if the driver: (1) Is involved in an accident resulting in: (A) Serious bodily injury, as defined in § 55-50-502 ; or (B) Death; (2) Does not have a valid driver license; and (3) Does not have evidence of financial responsibility as required by § 55-12-139 . Acts 2012 , ch. 737, § 1.\nAn officer shall detain a driver without a warrant, as provided in § 40-7-103 , and bring the driver before a committing magistrate if the driver:\n(1) Is involved in an accident resulting in: (A) Serious bodily injury, as defined in § 55-50-502 ; or (B) Death;\n(A) Serious bodily injury, as defined in § 55-50-502 ; or\n(B) Death;\n(2) Does not have a valid driver license; and\n(3) Does not have evidence of financial responsibility as required by § 55-12-139 .","path":["TN Code","Title 55","Chapter 10"],"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":"889b10e7bbbe6ac92d3a5270981a34f8185c4f29df871a84f70729ee1ef2ce76","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-10-118","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-55-10-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}