2021 Tennessee Code
Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime
Chapter 5 - Inquests

§ 38-5-101. Affidavit Required to Hold Inquest - No inquest shall be held by the coroner or any...

§ 38-5-102. False Affidavit — Perjury - Any person who falsely, willfully, and corruptly swears out an...

§ 38-5-103. Courts of General Sessions May Hold Inquests as Coroners - Courts of general sessions shall have the same power, when...

§ 38-5-104. Jury - The jury of inquest shall consist of seven (7) jurors...

§ 38-5-105. Subpoenas for Witnesses - The coroner may issue subpoenas for witnesses, returnable immediately, or...

§ 38-5-106. Who Shall Be Summoned as Witnesses - The coroner shall summon and examine as a witness every...

§ 38-5-107. Surgeon or Physician as Witness - The coroner may also summon as a witness a surgeon...

§ 38-5-108. Employment of Chemist - The coroner may also, whenever deemed necessary, employ a competent...

§ 38-5-109. Allowances to Physicians and Chemists Limited - No allowance shall be made under § 38-5-107 or §...

§ 38-5-110. Service of Process - The summons for the jurors and the subpoenas for witnesses...

§ 38-5-111. Verdict of Jury - The jury, after inspecting the body, hearing the testimony, and...

§ 38-5-112. Form of Inquisition - The inquisition shall be as follows: State of Tennessee, County....

§ 38-5-113. Return of Inquisition - The coroner shall immediately return the inquisition to the criminal...

§ 38-5-114. Witnesses May Be Bound Over - The coroner shall also require all material witnesses to enter...

§ 38-5-115. Arrest of Person if Present - If the jury finds that the deceased died by the...

§ 38-5-116. Warrant for Arrest if Person Not Present - If the person charged is not present, the coroner may...

§ 38-5-117. Effect of Coroner's Warrant - The warrant of a coroner in the cases covered by...

§ 38-5-118. Disposition of Body of Decedent - After the inquisition, the coroner or medical investigator may deliver...

§ 38-5-119. Disposition of Effects Found on Body - The coroner shall, within forty (40) days after an inquest...

§ 38-5-120. Duty of County Trustee as to Effects Found on Body - Upon receipt of the money by the trustee as provided...

§ 38-5-121. Delivery of Property or Payment of Money to Legal Representatives of Deceased - If the property, before sale, or the money in the...