# Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-6-107: Return date

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C6_S40-6-107

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-6-107
- **Heading:** Return date
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 40 / Chapter 6 / Section 40-6-107

## Text

(a) A search warrant shall be executed and returned to the magistrate by whom it was issued within five (5) days after its date, after which time, unless executed, it is void. (b) All search warrants in this state may be executed either in the daytime or in the nighttime. Code 1858, § 5326; Shan., § 7304; mod. Code 1932, § 11907; Acts 1969, ch. 252, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-507.
(a) A search warrant shall be executed and returned to the magistrate by whom it was issued within five (5) days after its date, after which time, unless executed, it is void.
(b) All search warrants in this state may be executed either in the daytime or in the nighttime.
Code 1858, § 5326; Shan., § 7304; mod. Code 1932, § 11907; Acts 1969, ch. 252, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-507.

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