Tennessee § 41-22-303 - Guarding of work parties.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 41-22-303 — Guarding of work parties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-22-303. Guarding of work parties.
The contract shall be made according to the following provisions and restrictions: It is the duty of the sheriff of the county to select a guard for the inmates to guard them from the time they are removed from the county jail to be put to work until returned; It is the duty of the county legislative body to furnish the guard with picks to be placed on each inmate during the time of their removal from the county jail and employment on the public roads, to prevent them under any circumstances from escaping, and the guard shall be responsible for the safe return of the inmates to the county jail; and While guarding the inmates, the guard shall be clothed with the same authority, and the guard's duties and powers shall be the same, as pertain to sheriffs in the guarding of inmates. Acts 1899, ch. 358, § 2; Shan., § 1682a3; Code 1932, § 2816; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1303.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-22-303 ("Guarding of work parties.") 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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