Tennessee § 40-9-122 - Warrant to agent to return prisoner.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-9-122 — Warrant to agent to return prisoner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-9-122. Warrant to agent to return prisoner.
Whenever the governor of this state demands a person charged with a crime in this state from the chief executive of any other state, or from the chief justice or an associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, the governor shall issue a warrant under the seal of this state, to some agent, commanding the agent to receive the person so charged if delivered to the agent and convey the person to the proper officer of the county in this state in which the offense was committed. Acts 1951, ch. 240, § 22 (Williams, § 11935.22); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1024.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-9-122 ("Warrant to agent to return prisoner.") 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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