{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-63-203","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-63-203","heading":"Refusal to sign agreement to appear in court - Arrest","body":"In the event the offender refuses to sign the ordinance summons agreement to appear in court, the municipal enforcement officer in whose presence the violation is committed may have a summons issued by the clerk of the municipal, metropolitan, or city court, or the municipal enforcement officer may seek the assistance of a police or peace officer to witness the violation, who may issue a citation in lieu of arrest for the violation or make arrest for failure to sign the citation in lieu of arrest, as provided in § 7-63-104 .","path":["TN Code","Title 7","Chapter 63"],"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":"8de325e8c1dc8a852e82d02d338df41b189cf77f79c42c6f427f85f3c850f030","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-63-202","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-7-63-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}