Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-5-105 — Disposition by magistrate
Tennessee § 40-5-105
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-5-105 (2026).
Text
The magistrate is required to reduce the examination of the accused to writing, if the accused submits to an examination, and also all the evidence adduced on both sides, and is authorized to discharge, bail, or commit the accused and to take all necessary recognizances to enforce the appearance of the defendant, the prosecutor or witnesses at the proper court.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier And Andrea Parks
558 S.W.3d 145 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2018)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5018 (deriv. Acts 1715, ch. 16, § 1); Shan., § 6977; Code 1932, § 11516; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-606.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-5-105, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-5-105.