Tennessee § 41-4-132 - Sheriff's fees.
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§ 41-4-132. Sheriff's fees.
The accounts of sheriffs for keeping prisoners in their respective jails charged with crime, for which the state may eventually become liable, shall be certified; provided, that the sheriffs having such bills shall first make oath as to the correctness of the bills before the clerk of the circuit or criminal court, who shall affix the clerk's certificate to the bills. Acts 1887, ch. 242, § 1; Shan., § 7448; Code 1932, § 12056; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; C. Supp. 1950, § 12056; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; modified T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1136; Acts 1983, ch. 418, §§ 2, 3. Cross-References. Cases in which state or county liable, § 40-25-129 .
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Section 41-4-132 ("Sheriff's fees.") 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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