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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-12-215

Grant of immunity

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. McCollum (1995)

Most recently applied in State v. McCollum (July 1995)

Acts 1990, ch. 1051, § 1.

(1) The district attorney general shall have the authority to grant transactional or use immunity to a witness if the district attorney general determines that immunity is necessary to compel testimony from the witness.

(2) The immunity shall be given to the witness in writing and shall be signed by the district attorney general.

(3) The immunity granted witnesses pursuant to Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6(j)(6) shall have no application to a grand jury convened pursuant to this part.

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.