{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-5-101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-5-101","heading":"\"Magistrate\" defined","body":"A magistrate is an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 5"],"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":"f0d2caee18972fedf8f69d2c2c056cd981a93b0181ae85ba912b4555fd59abdb","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-4-124","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}