{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-23-103","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-23-103","heading":"Sheriff to commit defendant","body":"It is the duty of the sheriff in whose custody the defendant is at the rendition of the judgment, or afterwards legally comes, to execute the judgment of imprisonment by committing the defendant, as soon as possible, to jail, or to the warden of the penitentiary, according to the exigency of the writ.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 23"],"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":"e68b7c0d7b7891146f4de1946f628216cfbed46dd80aaa33635611e2c7fedb15","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-23-102","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-23-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}