TCA 29-9-104
Omission to perform act
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What does this charge mean?
If someone is held in contempt for refusing to do something they are still able to do, the court can keep them in jail until they do it. Additionally, the person or company can be fined separately for each day they refuse to obey until they perform the required action or pay the damages the court ordered.
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(a) If the contempt consists in an omission to perform an act which it is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until such person performs it. Ask a litigation question, get an answer ASAP!Thousands of highly rated, verified litigation lawyers.(b) The person or if same be a corporation, then such person or corporation can be separately fined, as authorized by law, for each day it is in contempt until it performs the act or pays the damages ordered by the court.
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TCA Section29-9-104