Article I. Declaration of Rights
Article I, Section 18
Constitution of the State of Tennessee
Official text
The Legislature shall pass no law authorizing imprisonment for debt in civil cases.
Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)
In plain English
No one may be jailed for an ordinary civil debt.
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