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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-9-116

Issuance of warrant of arrest

Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (30 sections).

Acts 1951, ch. 240, § 7 (Williams, § 11935.7); T.C.A

If the governor decides that the demand should be complied with, the governor shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal, and be directed to a sheriff, marshal, coroner or other person whom the governor may think fit to entrust with the execution of the arrest warrant. The warrant must substantially recite the facts necessary to the validity of its issuance.

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.