Tennessee § 40-8-103 - Conditions for reward.
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§ 40-8-103. Conditions for reward.
No person is entitled to the reward offered under §§ 40-8-101 and 40-8-102 until the offender is delivered to the civil authority, and confined in jail or admitted to bail. No person is entitled to the reward unless the offender is apprehended within five (5) years from the date of the governor's proclamation, and before the prosecution of the offense is barred by lapse of time. Code 1858, §§ 5337, 5338; Shan., §§ 7315, 7316; Code 1932, § 11918; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 40-903, 40-904.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-8-103 ("Conditions for reward.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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