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Tenn. Code § 40-15-101: Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-15-101
What this law says, in plain English
This statute governs court procedures when a defendant cannot be found or fails to appear in criminal cases. A court may strike the case from its docket and order the state to pay costs, but may later resume proceedings if the defendant is apprehended or returns to the state.
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