Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-6-101 — "Search warrant" defined
Tennessee § 40-6-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-6-101 (2026).
Text
A search warrant is an order in writing in the name of the state, signed by a magistrate, directed to the sheriff, any constable, or any peace officer of the county, commanding the sheriff, constable or peace officer to search for personal property, and bring it before the magistrate.
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Related
State v. Brown
836 S.W.2d 530 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1992)
State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier And Andrea Parks
558 S.W.3d 145 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2018)
State v. Smith
867 S.W.2d 343 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1993)
State v. Powell
53 S.W.3d 258 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
State v. Brewer
989 S.W.2d 349 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
State of Tennessee v. Anthony Jerome Miller
575 S.W.3d 807 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2019)
United States v. Pennington
115 F. Supp. 2d 910 (W.D. Tennessee, 2000)
State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier and Andrea Parks
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
State of Tennessee v. Alonzo Hoskins
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2021)
State v. Warner Powell and Charlie Stokes
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
State of Tennessee v. Chysea Myranda Marney
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
Legislative History
Code 1932, § 11897; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-501.
Nearby Sections
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Judicial acts of general sessions judges§ 40-10-101
Notice of charge and right to counsel§ 40-10-102
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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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Tennessee § 40-6-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-6-101.