Tennessee § 41-21-209 - Murderers and rapists not to work outside.
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§ 41-21-209. Murderers and rapists not to work outside.
No inmate under sentence for the crime of murder or rape shall be worked or hired outside of the prison bounds of the penitentiary, unless by the direction of the commissioner of correction. Acts 1883, ch. 171, § 13; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7513; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12109; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-327.
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Section 41-21-209 ("Murderers and rapists not to work outside.") 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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