Shelby County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 10. COURTS |
Article VIII. GENERAL SESSIONS COURT AND COURT CLERK |
Division 5. SEVENTH THROUGH TWELFTH CRIMINAL DIVISIONS ADDED; SHERIFF; CLERK; DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL |
§ 10-543. Contempt.
Latest version.
For the effectual exercise of its power, the general sessions court is vested with the same power to punish for contempt as is possessed by the circuit courts of the state.
(Code 1992, § 9-344; Pub. Acts 1982, ch. 772, § 4)
State law reference
Contempt, T.C.A. § 16-15-713.