Tennessee § 41-21-218 - Notice of rules to inmates.
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§ 41-21-218. Notice of rules to inmates.
Regulations provided for in this part, with all others adopted by the general assembly or the commissioner in reference to the police and government of the penitentiary, which it is necessary that the inmates should know, together with the provisions of part 4 of this chapter, §§ 39-12-103 , 39-13-304 , 39-16-201 , 39-16-402 , 39-16-403 , title 39, chapter 16, part 6 in relation to escapes, and § 39-17-303 , shall be printed so as to be conveniently read and set up by the warden, in a conspicuous place, and also read and explained by the warden to each inmate upon admission to the penitentiary. Code 1858, § 5524 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 26); impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 9; Shan., § 7543; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12141; Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 18; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-341; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 40.
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Section 41-21-218 ("Notice of rules to inmates.") 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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