Tennessee Statutes
§ 38-5-103 — Courts of general sessions may hold inquests as coroners
Tennessee § 38-5-103
JurisdictionTennessee
Title38
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-5-103 (2026).
Text
Courts of general sessions shall have the same power, when called on, to hold juries of inquest over the bodies of deceased persons, as coroners, and have the same fees as are allowed coroners for the same services.
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Legislative History
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 112, § 1; Shan., § 7277; Code 1932, § 11878; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-403.
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