(a) Whenever any inmate is released by reason of the expiration of the inmate’s term of imprisonment from the penitentiary, the warden shall immediately give written notice of the release to the sheriff of the county and the chief of police of the municipality to which the inmate will return and to the district attorney general of the judicial district to which the inmate will return.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-21-224

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The notice shall clearly state:

(1) The name of the inmate;
(2) The offense for which the inmate was convicted;
(3) The date of the conviction;
(4) The date of the inmate’s release; and
(5) When conviction is based on a morals charge, the nature of the charge.
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