Tennessee § 40-27-104 - Remission of imprisonment.
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§ 40-27-104. Remission of imprisonment.
The governor has the discretion to remit a portion of the imprisonment of a convict in the penitentiary upon the written recommendation of the board of parole. Code 1858, § 5254; impl. am. Acts 1899, ch. 10, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 7; Shan., § 7229; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 11820; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 276, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 11820; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 93, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 576, § 17; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 636, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3504; Acts 1998, ch. 1049, § 22. 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. Law Reviews. Adjudicating Claims of Innocence for the Capitally Condemned in Tennessee: Embracing a Truth Forum (Dwight Aarons), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 511 (2009).
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Section 40-27-104 ("Remission of imprisonment.") 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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