Tennessee § 41-21-108 - Search of inmate and baggage.
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§ 41-21-108. Search of inmate and baggage.
The baggage and person of the inmate shall also be carefully searched and every instrument taken from the inmate by which the inmate may effect an escape. Code 1858, § 5500 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); Shan., § 7518; Code 1932, § 12115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-208.
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Section 41-21-108 ("Search of inmate and baggage.") 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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