At the adjournment of any court, or upon final disposition of a case prior to the adjournment of the court, it is the duty of the clerk of the court to notify the commissioner of correction of the number of convicts for the penitentiary, and that notification shall be made within five (5) days.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 23 - Execution of Judgment
§ 40-23-102. Defendant in Custody at Time of Judgment
§ 40-23-103. Sheriff to Commit Defendant
§ 40-23-105. Felons Sentenced to Jail Compelled to Hard Labor
§ 40-23-106. Notice to Commissioner of Convicts for Penitentiary
§ 40-23-108. Order Specifying Number of Guards for Removal of Prisoners
§ 40-23-109. Warrant to Summon Aid in Removal of Prisoners
§ 40-23-110. Summons of Additional Guards
§ 40-23-111. Qualifications of Guard
§ 40-23-112. Juror Disqualified to Act as Guard
§ 40-23-113. Report by Sheriff to Department of Correction
§ 40-23-115. Maintenance of Death Chamber
§ 40-23-117. Death Sentence Stands if Not Carried Out at Scheduled Time
§ 40-23-118. Warrant for Apprehension of Condemned Inmate
§ 40-23-119. Order of Execution After Arrest of Condemned Prisoner