Maximum term of parole - Power to pardon unaffected

Where the prisoner is granted a parole by the board of parole, the parole shall not be in length of time beyond the minimum penalty of the prisoner, and shall not affect the power of the governor to pardon the prisoner. Acts 1915, ch. 135, § 3; Shan., § 7230a13; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §42; Code 1932, § 11833; Acts 1979, ch. 359, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3010; Acts 1998, ch. 1049, § 20. Where the prisoner is granted a parole by the board of parole, the parole shall not be in length of time beyond the minimum penalty of the prisoner, and shall not affect the power of the governor to pardon the prisoner. Acts 1915, ch. 135, § 3; Shan., § 7230a13; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §42; Code 1932, § 11833; Acts 1979, ch. 359, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3010; Acts 1998, ch. 1049, § 20.