The commissioner of correction shall ensure that a permanent and suitable death chamber is kept and maintained within a penitentiary of this state, as defined in § 41-1-101(b), and that an electrical apparatus, together with all necessary appliances sufficient for the infliction of punishment of death as provided in § 40-23-114, is kept and maintained in the death chamber.
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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