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3-3-116. Violation of § 3-3-115 as continuing offense Venue Limitation of prosecutions.

(a)  Any person violating § 3-3-115 commits a continuing offense during all the time such person is so willfully absent from the county of such person's usual residence for the purpose of evading any subpoena that might be issued for such person during the session of the general assembly which has ordered such investigation.

(b)  Such continuing offender shall be subject to indictment, trial and conviction, in any county of this state to which such person has gone, or in which such person remains or may be found during the continuance of such offense, as well as in the county of such person's usual residence from which such person has willfully gone and is absent for the purpose of evading the service of any such subpoena.

(c)  No such person guilty of violating § 3-3-115 shall be subject or liable to more than one (1) conviction for any one (1) violation, and any indictment under § 3-3-115 shall be returned within five (5) years after the date of the final adjournment of the session of the general assembly at which the inquiry or investigation, at which such offender has willfully sought to avoid appearing, was made or authorized.

[Acts 1931, ch. 3, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 172.7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 3-316.]  

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3-3-116. Violation of § 3-3-115 as continuing offense Venue Limitation of prosecutions.

(a)  Any person violating § 3-3-115 commits a continuing offense during all the time such person is so willfully absent from the county of such person's usual residence for the purpose of evading any subpoena that might be issued for such person during the session of the general assembly which has ordered such investigation.

(b)  Such continuing offender shall be subject to indictment, trial and conviction, in any county of this state to which such person has gone, or in which such person remains or may be found during the continuance of such offense, as well as in the county of such person's usual residence from which such person has willfully gone and is absent for the purpose of evading the service of any such subpoena.

(c)  No such person guilty of violating § 3-3-115 shall be subject or liable to more than one (1) conviction for any one (1) violation, and any indictment under § 3-3-115 shall be returned within five (5) years after the date of the final adjournment of the session of the general assembly at which the inquiry or investigation, at which such offender has willfully sought to avoid appearing, was made or authorized.

[Acts 1931, ch. 3, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 172.7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 3-316.]  


State Codes and Statutes

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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-3 > Chapter-3 > 3-3-116

3-3-116. Violation of § 3-3-115 as continuing offense Venue Limitation of prosecutions.

(a)  Any person violating § 3-3-115 commits a continuing offense during all the time such person is so willfully absent from the county of such person's usual residence for the purpose of evading any subpoena that might be issued for such person during the session of the general assembly which has ordered such investigation.

(b)  Such continuing offender shall be subject to indictment, trial and conviction, in any county of this state to which such person has gone, or in which such person remains or may be found during the continuance of such offense, as well as in the county of such person's usual residence from which such person has willfully gone and is absent for the purpose of evading the service of any such subpoena.

(c)  No such person guilty of violating § 3-3-115 shall be subject or liable to more than one (1) conviction for any one (1) violation, and any indictment under § 3-3-115 shall be returned within five (5) years after the date of the final adjournment of the session of the general assembly at which the inquiry or investigation, at which such offender has willfully sought to avoid appearing, was made or authorized.

[Acts 1931, ch. 3, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 172.7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 3-316.]