# Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-108: Search of inmate and baggage

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T41_C21_S41-21-108

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-108
- **Heading:** Search of inmate and baggage
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 41-21-108

## Text

The baggage and person of the inmate shall also be carefully searched and every instrument taken from the inmate by which the inmate may effect an escape. Code 1858, § 5500 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); Shan., § 7518; Code 1932, § 12115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-208.
The baggage and person of the inmate shall also be carefully searched and every instrument taken from the inmate by which the inmate may effect an escape.
Code 1858, § 5500 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 25); Shan., § 7518; Code 1932, § 12115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-208.

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