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Tennessee Code Title 41. Correctional Institutions and Inmates § 41-4-102

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Upon the resignation, death, removal from office or expiration of the term of office of any sheriff or coroner acting as sheriff, the jail and the prisoners in the jail, with everything belonging or pertaining thereto, shall be delivered over to the successor of the sheriff or coroner or any person duly authorized by law to take charge of the jail.

(b) A failure to comply with this section, after demand made by the person entitled to the charge of the jail, is a misdemeanor.

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