Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-1-107
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Courts vested with original jurisdiction
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Original jurisdiction of criminal actions is committed to the courts of general sessions, city judges of certain towns and cities, the circuit courts, the criminal courts and the court for the trial of impeachments. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1046, s 3, eff. 7/1/2018. Code 1858, §4965; Shan., § 6926; Code 1932, §11466; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-115; Acts 1993, ch. 115, § 4.
Original jurisdiction of criminal actions is committed to the courts of general sessions, city judges of certain towns and cities, the circuit courts, the criminal courts and the court for the trial of impeachments.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1046, s 3, eff. 7/1/2018.
Code 1858, §4965; Shan., § 6926; Code 1932, §11466; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-115; Acts 1993, ch. 115, § 4.
Original jurisdiction of criminal actions is committed to the courts of general sessions, city judges of certain towns and cities, the circuit courts, the criminal courts and the court for the trial of impeachments.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1046, s 3, eff. 7/1/2018.
Code 1858, §4965; Shan., § 6926; Code 1932, §11466; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-115; Acts 1993, ch. 115, § 4.
Status: in_force
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