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TN Code § 23-3-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-101. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Law business” means the advising or counseling for valuable consideration of any person as to any secular law, the drawing or the procuring of or assisting in the drawing for valuable consideration of any paper, document or instrument affecting or relating to secular rights, the doing of any act for valuable consideration in a representative capacity, obtaining or tending to secure for any person any property or property rights whatsoever, or the soliciting of clients directly or indirectly to provide such services;   “Person” means a natural person, individual, governmental agency, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal or commercial entity however organized; and   “Practice of law” means the appearance as an advocate in a representative capacity or the drawing of papers, pleadings or documents or the performance of any act in such capacity in connection with proceedings pending or prospective before any court, commissioner, referee or any body, board, committee or commission constituted by law or having authority to settle controversies, or the soliciting of clients directly or indirectly to provide such services.
TN Code § 23-3-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-102. Public Officers Prohibited From Practicing

 Judges and chancellors are prohibited from practicing law in any of the courts of this state. A newly elected or appointed judge or chancellor can practice law only in an effort to wind up the judge or chancellor's practice, ceasing to practice as soon as reasonably possible and in no event longer than one hundred eighty (180) days after assuming office. The clerks of the several courts and their deputies are also prohibited from practicing in their own courts, or in any causes commenced, brought to or carried from their courts, or commenced in any court from which an appeal lies to their court. Sheriffs and other executive officers shall not practice law in the county for which they were elected, or in any cause, originating or pending in the courts of that county. With the exception of judges, chancellors and justices, nothing in this section or any other law shall be construed to prohibit employees of the executive and judicial branches of the government of this state who are licensed to practice law in this state from voluntarily providing pro bono legal services through an organized program of pro bono legal services that receives funding pursuant to § 16-3-808 and that provides professional liability insurance for losses sustained by clients of lawyers participating in the program.   Code 1858, § 3969 (deriv. Acts 1817, ch. 51, § 2; 1827, ch. 63, § 1); Shan., § 5780; Code 1932, § 9973; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-301; Acts 2009, ch. 7, § 2; 2012, ch. 789, § 6.
TN Code § 23-3-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-104. Unlawful Division of Fees — Penalties

  Except as provided in the Tennessee rules of professional conduct, it is unlawful for any licensed attorney in the state to divide any fees or compensation received in the practice of law or in doing law business with any person not a licensed attorney.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 23-3-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-105. Privileged Communications

 No attorney, solicitor or counselor shall be permitted, in giving testimony against a client or person who consulted the attorney, solicitor or counselor professionally, to disclose any communication made to the attorney, solicitor or counselor as such by such person during the pendency of the suit, before or afterward, to the person's injury.   Code 1858, § 3973 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 66, § 3); Shan., § 5785; mod. Code 1932, § 9978; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-305.
TN Code § 23-3-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-107. Penalty for Improper Testimony

 Any attorney offering to give testimony in any of the cases provided for in §§ 23-3-105 and 23-3-106 shall be rejected by the court, and the attorney commits a Class C misdemeanor, for which, on conviction, the attorney shall also be stricken from the rolls, if a practicing attorney.   Code 1858, § 3975 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 66, § 3); Shan., § 5787; Code 1932, § 9980; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-307; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
TN Code § 23-3-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-108. Falsely Representing Self as a Lawyer

  It is unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly, falsely to advertise the person as, or hold the person out as, a lawyer.   A violation of this section is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 23-3-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-109. Advertised Fee as Basis for Court Award for Services

 Notwithstanding any the law to the contrary, whenever an attorney advertises a fee for a legal service, the advertisement shall be prima facie evidence of the reasonableness of the fee; and no court shall award a fee in excess of the advertised amount unless the attorney proves additional compensation is reasonable under the facts and circumstances of the legal service provided.
TN Code § 23-3-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-111. Delinquency in Student Loan Repayment — Exception for Medical Hardship

 The supreme court is encouraged to establish guidelines to suspend, deny or revoke the license of an attorney who is delinquent or in default on a repayment or service obligation under a guaranteed student loan identified in § 63-1-141(a) or when the attorney has failed to enter into a payment plan or comply with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or a guarantee agency. The supreme court is further encouraged to establish guidelines that would not suspend, deny, or revoke the license of an attorney if the default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the person from working in the person's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency.
TN Code § 23-3-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 3 - Unauthorized Practice and Improper Conduct|§ 23-3-113. Practice Before Administrative Boards and Agencies Excepted

 The enforcement provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person while practicing before state administrative boards and agencies who is authorized by statute to practice and act in a representative capacity before the state or local administrative boards and agencies.
TN Code § 23-4-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 4 - Lawyers' Assistance Programs|§ 23-4-101. Civil Immunity

 A person who in good faith reports information or takes action in connection with a lawyers' assistance program, or a person who receives information in connection with a lawyers' assistance program, is immune from civil liability for reporting the information, taking the action or taking no action; provided, that the person has acted in good faith and without malice.
TN Code § 23-4-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 4 - Lawyers' Assistance Programs|§ 23-4-102. Presumption of Good Faith

 A member of a lawyers' assistance program, or person reporting information to a lawyers' assistance program, is presumed to have acted in good faith and without malice. A person alleging lack of good faith has the burden of proving bad faith and malice.
TN Code § 23-4-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 4 - Lawyers' Assistance Programs|§ 23-4-103. Persons Entitled to Immunity

 The civil immunity provided in this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The persons entitled to immunity under this chapter include:   A lawyers assistance program approved by the Tennessee supreme court that provides assistance to attorneys suspected of having an impaired ability to practice law because of abuse of alcohol or other drugs, or because of any other physical or mental infirmity causing impairment;   A member, employee or agent of the program, association or nonprofit corporation; and   A person who reports or provides information concerning an impaired professional, including, but not limited to, persons designated to monitor or supervise the course of treatment or rehabilitation of an impaired professional.
TN Code § 23-4-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 4 - Lawyers' Assistance Programs|§ 23-4-104. Information Subject to Attorney-Client Privilege

 All information, in any form whatsoever, furnished to the lawyers' assistance program shall be a privileged communication and shall be governed by the laws pertaining to the attorney-client privilege.
TN Code § 23-4-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 23 - Attorneys-at-Law|Chapter 4 - Lawyers' Assistance Programs|§ 23-4-105. Confidentiality of Records, Proceedings and Communications

 The records, proceedings and all communications of any lawyers' assistance program shall be deemed confidential and shall not be available for court subpoena. This section shall not prevent the subpoena of business records that are otherwise available through subpoena. Such records are not to be construed as privileged merely because they have been provided to a lawyers' assistance committee.
TN Code § 24-2-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-101. Duty to Attend

 Every witness legally bound to appear as herein directed shall appear accordingly and continue to attend from day to day, and from term to term, until discharged by the court or the party who sought the summons; provided, that the continuance of a case shall not be deemed a discharge of witnesses legally bound to appear in the case so continued, and in the event of a continuance, it shall not be necessary to resummon such witnesses unless they are expressly discharged by the court or by the party at whose instance they were summoned.   Code 1858, § 3820 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 29); Shan., § 5608; Code 1932, § 9790; Acts 1959, ch. 113, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-207.
TN Code § 24-2-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-102. Penalty for Failure to Appear

 In default thereof, a witness forfeits to the party at whose insistence the subpoena issues, the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125), to be recovered by scire facias; and is further liable to the action of the party for the full damages sustained for want of such witness' testimony.   Code 1858, § 3821 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 29); Shan., § 5609; Code 1932, § 9791; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-208.
TN Code § 24-2-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-103. Scire Facias by Circuit Court

 If a witness fails to appear when summoned before a judge of the court of general sessions, notary public, or commissioner, the subpoena is returned to the circuit court of the county, with the endorsement of such failure made thereon by the judge of the court of general sessions, notary public, or commissioner, and scire facias issues, as in other cases.   Code 1858, § 3825; Shan., § 5613; mod. Code 1932, § 9795; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-210; T.C.A., § 24-2-104.
TN Code § 24-2-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-104. Scire Facias by General Sessions Judge

 The party at whose instance a witness is summoned before a judge of the court of general sessions, on the trial of a cause, instead of having the subpoena returned to court as in § 24-2-103, may elect to move before the judge of the court of general sessions for judgment against the witness, in which case a conditional judgment shall be given for twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and scire facias shall issue to the witness to show cause why final judgment shall not be entered, and, on failure to show cause, final judgment shall be rendered for the penalty and costs.   Code 1858, § 3826 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 145, § 1); Shan., § 5614; Code 1932, § 9796; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-211; T.C.A., § 24-2-105.
TN Code § 24-2-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-105. Privilege Against Process

 During the attendance of any person summoned as a witness, and during the time that such person is going to and returning from the place of such attendance, allowing one (1) day for every thirty (30) miles of travel, no writ, process, warrant, order, judgment, or decree in any civil cause, subpoena to testify as a witness only excepted, shall be served upon such person.   Code 1858, § 3828 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 34); Shan., § 5616; Code 1932, § 9798; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-213; T.C.A., § 24-2-106.
TN Code § 24-2-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-106. Proceedings Against Witness on Scire Facias

 Upon return of the scire facias issued for the penalty, the witness may be relieved by showing sufficient cause for failing to attend; otherwise, on motion, judgment will be given against the witness and execution issue accordingly.   Code 1858, § 3822 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 29); Shan., § 5611; Code 1932, § 9793; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-209; T.C.A., § 24-2-103.
TN Code § 24-2-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-107. Subpoenas — Conflicts With Rules of Civil Procedure

 Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern when a clerk or other authorized officer is required to issue a subpoena in a civil case in circuit court and the consequences of a person's refusal to appear, testify or produce evidence when subpoenaed pursuant to such rule. If any local rule of court conflicts with Rule 45, Rule 45 shall prevail, and the clerk or other authorized officer shall issue subpoenas and the judge shall punish the refusal to respond to subpoenas in accordance with such rule.
TN Code § 24-2-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-108. Language Required in Subpoena

 Each subpoena issued should at a minimum contain explicit language that states:   A party being served must appear and that failure to appear may put such party in contempt of court; and   The penalties such party may face by being held in contempt of court.
TN Code § 24-2-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 2 - Attendance of Witnesses|§ 24-2-109. Educator as Witness in Domestic Dispute Matter

  As used in this section, “educator” means any person who is currently employed at any public or private elementary or secondary school in this state:  As a teacher with an active teaching license; or   As a school counselor.     Notwithstanding any other law, a court shall not require an educator to be a witness in any civil hearing, deposition, mediation, arbitration, trial, or other similar proceeding involving a domestic dispute matter, including, but not limited to, domestic abuse, as defined by § 36-3-601, divorce, parentage, or child custody, if the educator is not a named party and the educator's attendance would require the educator to be absent from teaching, counseling, or supervisory duties in a school, unless the court determines that the educator's attendance is necessary to ensure fairness in the hearing, mediation, arbitration, trial, or other similar matter.
TN Code § 24-4-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 4 - Compensation of Witnesses|§ 24-4-101. Basic per Diem and Mileage

  A witness in a court of record shall receive compensation of one dollar ($1.00) per day for each day's necessary attendance. When a witness resides at a distance greater than ten (10) miles, such witness shall receive four cents (4¢) per mile for going to and returning from court, and tolls and ferriages as allowed by law. Mileage, tolls and ferriages shall be allowed only for one (1) trip going and returning during the term of any court, unless the witness is discharged by the parties, to return, and does return, upon a given day.   Witnesses in courts of record attending under subpoena in a civil matter shall receive upon request to the clerk thirty dollars ($30.00) per day for such attendance. In addition, when such witness resides at a distance of greater than ten (10) miles from the court, the witness shall, upon request to the clerk, also receive reimbursement for travel expenses for each mile traveled when going to and returning from such court at the rate allowable under the state comprehensive travel regulations in effect at that time. All such compensation and reimbursement shall be taxed as cost.   No witness attending any court of record under subpoena in a civil matter shall be entitled to receive the witness compensation and travel expense reimbursement provided for by subsection (b) until such compensation and reimbursement have been taxed and collected as cost by the clerk of the court of record in which such witness has appeared while under subpoena. Nothing in this subsection (c) shall be construed as preventing the party causing a subpoena to be issued from advancing travel expenses or attendance fees to witnesses.
TN Code § 24-4-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 4 - Compensation of Witnesses|§ 24-4-102. Witness Residing Outside County

  All witnesses attending, under summons, any court of record in any county in this state other than the county in which the witness or witnesses live shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for lodging and meals at a rate allowable under the state comprehensive travel regulations in effect at the time such travel expense is incurred. In addition thereto, the witness shall also receive reimbursement at a rate allowable under the state comprehensive travel regulations in effect at the time such travel expense is incurred for each mile traveled in going to and returning from such court.   In addition to the mileage reimbursement allowed, a witness shall be allowed the per diem allowance designated herein for each day required to travel in going to and returning from a trial. Mileage reimbursement to a witness traveling from out of state shall be the same as that allowed a state employee using a personal vehicle for the convenience of the state. In lieu of such mileage reimbursement, a witness traveling from out-of-state may be reimbursed for the cost of travel by common carrier, at a rate not to exceed the regular tourist fare charged the general public.
TN Code § 24-4-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 4 - Compensation of Witnesses|§ 24-4-103. Witness Before General Sessions Judge

 Every witness summoned before a judge of the court of general sessions is entitled to fifty cents (50¢) for each day's attendance; and when summoned to attend in another county from that of the witness' own, shall be entitled to five cents (5¢) per mile for every mile in going to and returning from the county, and all necessary tolls and ferriage.   Code 1858, § 3831 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 112, § 2); Acts 1867-1868, ch. 11, § 1; integrated in Shan., § 5619; Code 1932, § 9801; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-403.   Law Reviews.   Claims Against the State in Tennessee — The Court of Claims, 4 Vand. L. Rev. 875.
TN Code § 24-4-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 4 - Compensation of Witnesses|§ 24-4-104. Maximum Number of Appearances Compensated

 No witness shall prove personal attendance in more than four (4) suits where one (1) of the parties is the same or the question to be tried is the same; provided, that this shall apply only to the term where the witness actually testifies in such suits. At all other terms where such witness does not actually testify, the witness shall be allowed to prove attendance in only two (2) of such suits; provided, that in any event such witness shall claim mileage and ferriage in only one (1) of such suits.   Code 1858, § 3834 (deriv. Acts 1824, ch. 13, § 3); Acts 1903, ch. 100; Shan., § 5622; Code 1932, § 9804; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-404.
TN Code § 24-4-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 4 - Compensation of Witnesses|§ 24-4-105. Settlement of Case

 If the suit in which the witness is summoned is settled in vacation, and the party summoning such witness neglects to discharge the witness from further attendance, and the witness, for want of such discharge, should attend at the next term, witness such is entitled to prove one (1) day's attendance.   Code 1858, § 3835 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 29); Shan., § 5623; Code 1932, § 9805; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-405.
TN Code § 24-4-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 4 - Compensation of Witnesses|§ 24-4-106. Probate of Attendance — Immediate Payment — Travel Advances in Criminal Cases

  The clerk of the court may take probate of witnesses' attendance at any time between the commencement and the final decision of the cause, either in vacation or in term time. The clerk may at that time pay any witness the fees for which the state is liable under §§ 40-17-201 — 40-17-210, or any witness fees due and may accept an assignment from the witness for all such fees paid. The clerk may take credit in the settlement of the clerk's accounts for all such fees advanced represented by a valid assignment.   In criminal cases, with the approval of the judicial cost accountant and at the request of the district attorney general, the state may advance travel expenses as set out in §§ 24-4-102, 40-17-206 and 40-17-208, to witnesses designated by the district attorney general. The judicial cost accountant shall prescribe the procedures which shall be followed in making travel advances as set forth above.    Code 1858, § 3833 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 164, § 1); Shan., § 5621; Code 1932, § 9803; Acts 1947, ch. 4, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 9803; Acts 1973, ch. 229, § 1; 1979, ch. 392, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-406; Acts 2012, ch. 611, § 4.
TN Code § 24-4-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 4 - Compensation of Witnesses|§ 24-4-107. Recovery From Successful Party

 Whenever a party in a court of record recovers a judgment or decree against another for costs, and it appears from the return of the execution that such costs cannot be made out of the person against whom they have been adjudged, the witnesses summoned by the successful party may have judgment by motion against such party for their costs.   Code 1858, § 3832 (deriv. Acts 1847-1848, ch. 62, § 2); Shan., § 5620; Code 1932, § 9802; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-407.
TN Code § 24-5-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses|Chapter 5 - Presumptions|§ 24-5-101. Conveyances of Public Officers and Fiduciaries

 All instruments of conveyance executed in official capacity by any public officer of this state or by any person occupying a position of trust or acting in a fiduciary relation shall be admitted, held, and construed by the courts as prima facie evidence of the facts in such instruments recited, insofar as such facts relate to the execution of the power of such office or trust. All such instruments now of record shall be admitted, held, and construed in accordance with this section.