Technical Bulletins: Procedures for Issuance of Ordinance Summonses in Lieu of Arrest Warrants

In April, 1986, Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 7-63-201 through 7-63-204 became effective, authorizing municipalities to appoint enforcement officers by resolution or ordinance to issue ordinance summonses in the areas of sanitation, litter control, and animal control. Attached to this bulletin are sample ordinance and resolution formats.

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