Process in a civil action against an inmate in the penitentiary may be served by the proper officer, in the presence of the warden or the assistant warden, and returned as in other cases.
Code 1858, § 5549; Shan., § 7571; Code 1932, § 12169; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-601.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates
Part 3 - Service of Process on and Testimony of Inmates
§ 41-21-301. Process in Civil Actions
§ 41-21-303. Return on Failure to Answer
§ 41-21-305. Writ for Appearance to Testify in Criminal Case
§ 41-21-306. Warden's Duty to Produce Witness
§ 41-21-307. Warden's Powers in Removing Inmates to and From Court
§ 41-21-308. Keeping Prisoner in Jail en Route