Tennessee Code 40-6-207 – Form of warrant
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-6-207
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The warrant of arrest may be substantially as follows:
State of Tennessee,
County of ____________________.
To any lawful officer of the state:
Information on oath having been made to me that the offense of (designating or describing it) has been committed, and accusing C. D. thereof: You are, therefore, commanded, in the name of the state, forthwith to arrest C. D., and bring C. D. before me, or some other magistrate of the county, to answer the charge. E. F., Magistrate for ____________________ County.