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Home » US Law » 2021 Tennessee Code » Title 40 - Criminal Procedure » Chapter 3 - Methods of Prosecution » Part 1 - General Provisions » § 40-3-105. Prosecution for Same Offense in Both State and Municipal Court Prohibited
  1. Whenever the commission of any act or the omission to act under certain circumstances constitutes both a violation of state law and a violation of municipal law, notwithstanding the fact that different penalties are provided, no person shall be prosecuted in both a state court and a municipal court for the same offense.
  2. A dismissal on the merits, acquittal or conviction of the offense in one (1) court, pleaded and shown, shall be a bar to prosecution for the offense in the other court.