(a) The commissioner of correction is authorized to summon any witness or witnesses to appear before the commissioner to testify under oath in regard to any matter touching or relative to either the main state penitentiary or branch prisons.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-1-107

  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
(b) The commissioner is given the right to administer the oath to all the witnesses so summoned, or the witnesses may be sworn before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
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