{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-122","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-122","heading":"Discharge of plaintiff or remand to custody","body":"(a) If no sufficient legal cause of detention is shown, the plaintiff shall be discharged. (b) The party detained shall be remanded to custody: (1) If it appears the party is detained by virtue of process issued by a court or judge of the United States, in a case where such court or judge has exclusive jurisdiction; (2) Where the time during which such party may be legally detained has not expired; or (3) In every case in which the detention is authorized by law. Code 1858, §§ 3751, 3761; Shan., §§ 5531, 5541; Code 1932, §§ 9701, 9711; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 23-1830, 23-1831; modified.\n(a) If no sufficient legal cause of detention is shown, the plaintiff shall be discharged.\n(b) The party detained shall be remanded to custody: (1) If it appears the party is detained by virtue of process issued by a court or judge of the United States, in a case where such court or judge has exclusive jurisdiction; (2) Where the time during which such party may be legally detained has not expired; or (3) In every case in which the detention is authorized by law.\n(1) If it appears the party is detained by virtue of process issued by a court or judge of the United States, in a case where such court or judge has exclusive jurisdiction;\n(2) Where the time during which such party may be legally detained has not expired; or\n(3) In every case in which the detention is authorized by law.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"0fd4ce157bc93d7cdaf25990c92885e02f691044304b97d5f60bbfa782751b82","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-121","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}