Tenn. Code § 41-21-220

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 41-21-220 - Report of injuries and deaths

The warden at the main prison or any branch prison or mine where any inmate meets with sudden death or physical injury by means of violence or accident shall, within ten (10) days after the occurrence of death or physical injury, report the death or injury to the commissioner of correction, together with a detailed statement under oath of all the facts and circumstances bearing upon the death or injury.

T.C.A. § 41-21-220

Acts 1889, ch. 204, § 19; impl. am. Acts 1895 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 7, § 21; impl. am. Acts 1897, ch. 125, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1915, ch. 20, § 1; Shan., § 7491; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 39, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 42; Code 1932, § 12086; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-343.