Tennessee § 41-2-108 - Sheriff as superintendent.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 41-2-108 — Sheriff as superintendent., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-2-108. Sheriff as superintendent.
Whenever the jail in any county has been declared a workhouse, as provided in § 41-2-102 , the sheriff shall be ex officio the superintendent of the workhouse. All persons liable to imprisonment for safekeeping, whether charged with felonies or misdemeanors, shall be confined in the workhouse, securely kept and properly cared for. Acts 1891, ch. 123, §§ 10, 11; Shan., § 7415; mod. Code 1932, § 12024; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1215. Cross-References. Service of jail or workhouse sentences on nonconsecutive days, § 40-20-117 . Law Reviews. The New Tennessee Code (Charles C. Trabue), 10 Tenn. L. Rev. 155 (1932).
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Section 41-2-108 ("Sheriff as superintendent.") 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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