Any officer refusing to deliver a copy of any legal process by which the officer retains a party in custody to a person who demands such copy, and tenders the fees therefor, forfeits two hundred dollars ($200) to the person so detained.
Code 1858, § 3759; Shan., § 5539; Code 1932, § 9709; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1839.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
§ 29-21-102. Federal Prisoners
§ 29-21-103. Judges Authorized to Grant Writ
§ 29-21-104. Issuance of Writ Without Application
§ 29-21-105. Place of Application for Writ
§ 29-21-107. Petition — Affidavit
§ 29-21-108. Duty of Court — Wrongful Failure to Grant Writ
§ 29-21-110. Issuance of Writ — Form — Formal Defects
§ 29-21-111. Person by Whom Writ Served
§ 29-21-112. Mode of Service — Persons Served
§ 29-21-113. Arrest of Defendant
§ 29-21-114. Taking Plaintiff Into Custody
§ 29-21-116. Defendant's Appearance and Return — Answer
§ 29-21-117. Production of Plaintiff by Defendant
§ 29-21-118. Waiver of Plaintiff's Right to Be Present
§ 29-21-119. Proceedings After Defendant's Return
§ 29-21-120. Adjustment of Bail
§ 29-21-121. Subpoena of Witnesses
§ 29-21-122. Discharge of Plaintiff or Remand to Custody
§ 29-21-123. Effect of Irregular Commitment
§ 29-21-124. Filing of Records — Costs
§ 29-21-125. Costs — General Rule
§ 29-21-126. Costs on Discharge of Criminal Defendant
§ 29-21-128. Disobedience of Writ or Order