Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-10-101 — Notice of charge and right to counsel
Tennessee § 40-10-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-10-101 (2026).
Text
When the defendant is brought before a magistrate upon arrest, either with or without a warrant, on a charge of having committed a public offense, the magistrate shall immediately inform the defendant of the offense with which the defendant is charged, and of the defendant's right to aid of counsel in every stage of the proceedings.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier And Andrea Parks
558 S.W.3d 145 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2018)
State of Tennessee v. Carl Lee Bright
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
State of Tennessee v. Harry M. Nimmons
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Legislative History
Code 1858, §5048; Shan., § 7008; Code 1932, § 11547; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1101.
Nearby Sections
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§ 40-1-104
Fraudulent sale of pledged property§ 40-1-106
Officials defined as magistrates§ 40-1-107
Courts vested with original jurisdiction§ 40-1-109
Jurisdiction of general sessions courts§ 40-1-110
Judicial acts of general sessions judges§ 40-10-101
Notice of charge and right to counsel§ 40-10-102
Time allowed to procure counsel§ 40-10-103
Separation and exclusion of witnesses§ 40-10-104
Bail§ 40-10-105
Election by prisoner to perform hard labor§ 40-10-106
Reports on elections to perform hard labor§ 40-10-107
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-10-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-10-101.