Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-10-105 — Election by prisoner to perform hard labor
Tennessee·Title 40
(a)The defendant, if charged with a misdemeanor and ordered to be committed to the county jail, may elect to perform hard labor for the county pending trial.
(b)It is the duty of the magistrate committing the defendant to inform the defendant of the right to make an election for hard labor, and of the advantages accruing by that election; and if the defendant so elects, the magistrate shall make an order allowing the defendant to do so and shall certify that election to the court at which the defendant is required to appear.
(c)It is the duty of the sheriff to carry every person in the sheriff's custody charged with a misdemeanor before the judge of the court of general sessions within twenty-four (24) hours after receiving the person into custody. It is the duty of the judge to inform
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Legislative History
Code 1932, § 11564; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§7, 36; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1120.
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