Tennessee § 41-21-102 - Persons sentenced to imprisonment.

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§ 41-21-102. Persons sentenced to imprisonment.

Inmates sentenced to the penitentiary for life, or any term of time, by any court of this state or of the United States held within this state, shall be received into the penitentiary by the warden of the penitentiary, when delivered upon proper authority, and there kept in pursuance of the sentence. Code 1858, § 5494 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 28); Shan., § 7514; Code 1932, § 12110; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-202.

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Section 41-21-102 ("Persons sentenced to 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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