Tennessee § 40-20-109 - Jail sentences and fines unaffected.
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§ 40-20-109. Jail sentences and fines unaffected.
Sections 40-20-107 — 40-20-110 shall not interfere with the operation of statutes providing for punishment for certain offenses by fine or imprisonment in the county jail or both. Acts 1913, ch. 8, § 1; Shan., § 7202a4; Code 1932, § 11769; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2709. Cross-References. Criminal Sentencing Reform Act, title 40, ch. 35.
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