The rules prescribed by the supreme court pursuant to § 16-3-402 shall not abridge, enlarge or modify any substantive right, and shall be consistent with the constitutions of the United States and Tennessee.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-403
Rules not to affect substantive rights — Consistency with constitutions
Known as the Integrated Criminal Justice Act
The act spans §§ 16-3-1001 to 16-3-911 (72 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Pettus (1999)
Most recently applied in Glassman, Edwards, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C. v. B. J. Wade (April 2013)
Acts 1965, ch. 227, § 2; T.C.A., § 16-113.
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Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.