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When a complaint of an alleged ordinance violation is made to the City Judge, the Judge may, in his or her discretion, in lieu of issuing an arrest warrant, issue a summons, ordering the alleged offender personally to appear before the City Court at a time specified therein to answer to the charges against him or her. The summons shall contain a brief description of the offense charged, but need not set out verbatim the provisions of the ordinance alleged to have been violated. Upon failure of any person to appear before the City Court as commanded in a summons lawfully served on him or her, the cause may be proceeded with ex parte, and the judgment of the Court shall be valid and binding subject to the defendant’s right of appeal.
(1994 Code, § 3-302)
The City Judge may subpoena as witnesses all persons whose testimony he or she believes will be relevant and material to matters coming before his or her Court, and it shall be unlawful for any person lawfully served with such a subpoena to fail or neglect to comply therewith.
(1994 Code, § 3-303) Penalty, see § 10.99
BONDS AND APPEALS
Any defendant who is dissatisfied with any judgment of the City Court against him or her may, within ten days next after such judgment is rendered appeal to the next term of the Circuit Court upon posting a proper appeal bond.
(1994 Code, § 3-402)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-5-101
An appearance bond in any case before the City Court shall be in such amount as the City Judge shall prescribe and shall be conditioned that the defendant shall appear for trial before the City Court at the stated time and place. An appeal bond in any case shall be the current fee as set by the McMinn County Clerk and shall be conditioned that, if the Circuit Court shall find against the appellant, the fine or penalty and all costs of the trial and appeal shall be promptly paid by the defendant and/or his or her sureties. An appearance or appeal bond in any case may be made in the form of a cash deposit or by any corporate surety company authorized to do business in the state or by two private persons who individually own real property located within the county. No other type bond shall be acceptable.
(1994 Code, § 3-403)