Tennessee § 40-22-117 - Construction of chapter.
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§ 40-22-117. Construction of chapter.
This chapter shall be liberally construed, and nothing in it shall be construed as seeking to impair the pardoning power of the governor, or the duties of the board of parole in regard to the paroling of prisoners not inconsistent with the spirit of the chapter. Acts 1915, ch. 135, § 5; Shan., § 7230a18; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 11838; Acts 1979, ch. 359, § 39; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3018; Acts 1998, ch. 1049, § 20. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2012, ch. 727, § 1 amended § 4-3-104 , which concerns name changes of departments and divisions, to provide that references to the board of probation and parole, formerly referred to in this section, are deemed references to the board of parole.
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