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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 9 - Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
§ 40-9-116. Issuance of Warrant of Arrest

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 40-9-116 (2020)
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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.

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