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Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 6 : Procedure on Arrest

15-606 : When copy of citation shall be deemed a lawful complaint.[8]

In the event the form of citation provided under this division includes information and is sworn to as required under the general laws of the state in respect to a complaint charging commission of the offense alleged in the citation to have been committed, then the citation, when filed with a court having jurisdiction, shall be deemed to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution under this code.8 (1973 Code, § 11-77)

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State law reference
Audit required: Tennessee Code Annotated, § 55-10-204