The warrant of arrest may be substantially as follows:
State of Tennessee,
County of .
To any lawful officer of the state:
Information on oath having been made to me that the offense of (designating or describing it) has been committed, and accusing C. D. thereof: You are, therefore, commanded, in the name of the state, forthwith to arrest C. D., and bring C. D. before me, or some other magistrate of the county, to answer the charge. E. F., Magistrate for County.
Code 1858, § 5025; Shan., § 6984; Code 1932, § 11523; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-707.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 40-6-201. “Warrant of Arrest” Defined
§ 40-6-202. Power of Magistrates
§ 40-6-203. Examination of Affiant
§ 40-6-204. Contents of Examination
§ 40-6-205. Issuance of Warrant
§ 40-6-206. Time of Issuance and Return — Misdemeanor Cases
§ 40-6-208. Contents of Warrant
§ 40-6-209. Officer to Whom Directed
§ 40-6-212. Execution Outside County
§ 40-6-213. Execution Anywhere in State
§ 40-6-214. Authority of Clerks and Deputies of General Sessions Courts
§ 40-6-215. Summons Instead of Arrest Warrant
§ 40-6-217. Issuance of Arrest Warrant in Lieu of Criminal Summons