Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-5-101

“Magistrate” defined

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Scott (2001)

Most recently applied in United States v. Scott (July 2001)

Code 1858, § 5015; Shan., § 6974; Code 1932, § 11513; T.C.A

A magistrate is an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.