Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-22-117 — Construction of chapter
Tennessee § 40-22-117
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-22-117 (2026).
Text
This chapter shall be liberally construed, and nothing in it shall be construed as seeking to impair the pardoning power of the governor, or the duties of the board of parole in regard to the paroling of prisoners not inconsistent with the spirit of the chapter.
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Legislative History
Acts 1915, ch. 135, § 5; Shan., § 7230a18; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §42; Code 1932, § 11838; Acts 1979, ch. 359, § 39; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3018; Acts 1998, ch. 1049, § 20.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-22-117, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-22-117.