Tennessee § 41-22-201 - Road work authorized.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 41-22-201 — Road work authorized., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-22-201. Road work authorized.
The commissioner of correction, with the approval of the governor, is authorized to contract with the commissioner of transportation for the use of any or all inmates, except those for which it is undesirable or impracticable in the opinion of those officials, to work outside the walls of the main prison in constructing any new or maintaining any old public road in this state. Acts 1981, ch. 378, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-501. Cross-References. Felons and other prisoners to work on roads, §§ 41-2-123 — 41-2-125 . Inmate labor for private purposes, §§ 41-2-148 , 41-3-106 . Regional state workhouses, title 41, ch. 1, part 6. Use of prison labor by department of transportation, § 54-5-128 . Volunteer prisoner work program, title 4, ch. 6, part 2.
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Section 41-22-201 ("Road work authorized.") 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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