Tennessee Statutes
§ 38-5-116 — Warrant for arrest if person not present
Tennessee § 38-5-116
JurisdictionTennessee
Title38
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-5-116 (2026).
Text
If the person charged is not present, the coroner may issue a warrant to the sheriff, or any other lawful officer, requiring the officer to arrest such person and take the person before a magistrate.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5312; Shan., § 7290; Code 1932, § 11891; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-416.
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Tennessee § 38-5-116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/38-5-116.