Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-3-103 (2026)

Payment of earnings to prisoner held for safekeeping

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If a prisoner is confined for safekeeping, the prisoner's earnings, after paying for board, shall be paid over to the prisoner on discharge.

Code 1858, §5414; Shan., § 7394; Code 1932, § 12001; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1403.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2023 · leading case: Pendleton v. Mills, 73 S.W.3d 115 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001).

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Pendleton v. Mills, 73 S.W.3d 115 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “While violations of oaths of office such as the one Corporal Mills took are punishable as perjury, Tenn.Code Ann. § 41-3-103(c), they do not provide a basis for civil actions under state law.”

Jones v. State of Tennessee (E.D. Tenn. 2023). · cites it 2× “2001) (“While violations of oaths of office such as the one Corporal Mills took are punishable as perjury, Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-3-103 (c), they do not provide a basis for civil actions under state law.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-3-103(c) — 1 case

Pendleton v. Mills, 73 S.W.3d 115 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “While violations of oaths of office such as the one Corporal Mills took are punishable as perjury, Tenn.Code Ann. § 41-3-103(c), they do not provide a basis for civil actions under state law.”

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