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Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 7 : Enforcement

15-701 : Issuance of traffic citations.[6]

When a police officer halts a traffic violator other than for the purpose of giving a warning, he shall take the name, address, and operator's license number of said person, the license number of the motor vehicle involved, and such other pertinent information as may be necessary, and shall issue to him a written traffic citation containing a notice to answer to the charge against him in the town court at a specified time. The officer, upon receiving the written promise of the alleged violator to answer as specified in the citation, shall release such person from custody. It shall be unlawful for any alleged violator to give false or misleading information as to his name or address.

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Municipal code reference
Issuance of citations in lieu of arrest and ordinance summonses in non-traffic related offenses: title 6, chapter 3.
State law reference
Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 7-63-101, et seq.