Any sheriff failing to execute the capias, from want of due diligence, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-13-304
Failure to execute capias
Code 1858, § 5112; Shan., § 7075; Code 1932, § 11619; T.C.A
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