2021 Tennessee Code
Part 1 - Examination Before Magistrates
§ 40-5-103. Examination Required Before Commitment

No person can be committed to prison for any criminal matter until examination thereof is first had before some magistrate.
Code 1858, § 5017 (deriv. Acts 1715, ch. 16, § 1); Shan., § 6976; Code 1932, § 11515; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-604.