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TN Code § 41-8-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 8 - County Correctional Incentives Act of 1981|§ 41-8-118. Participation of Regional Jail Authority

 A regional jail authority created pursuant to chapter 12 of this title is authorized to participate in the program created pursuant to this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as counties are authorized to participate.
TN Code § 41-10-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 10 - Correction Volunteer Services|§ 41-10-101. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Board” means the board of parole;   “Chair” means the chair of the board of parole;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of correction;   “Department” means the department of correction;   “Institution” means an institution of the department;   “Offender” means a person who is under the authority of the department, pursuant to a court order, a pending court disposition in a Tennessee criminal case or under the authority of the board, pursuant to release under probation or parole supervision, or some other release program from any correctional institution;   “Region” means a probation region of the department of correction;   “TCRB” means the Tennessee community resource board; and   “Volunteer” means any person who, after fulfilling appropriate policy requirements, is assigned to a volunteer job and provides a service without pay from the department or board except for compensation for those expenses incurred directly as the result of volunteer services as defined in this chapter. A “volunteer” may present any grievance related to volunteer services to the TCRB, which shall make recommendations to the commissioner or the board, as appropriate, and may appeal any decision of the TCRB to the commissioner or to the board, as appropriate.
TN Code § 41-10-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 10 - Correction Volunteer Services|§ 41-10-102. Volunteers — Policies — Compensation — Inspection of Records

  The department is authorized to recruit, train and appoint volunteers to programs of the department without regard to state employment regulations as administered by the department of human resources. Volunteers shall, however, be required to comply with all applicable department of correction policies. The department is further authorized to provide such incidental reimbursement as is consistent with this chapter and with appropriate state regulations.   The board is authorized to recruit, train and appoint volunteers to programs of the board without regard to state employment regulations as administered by the department of human resources. Volunteers shall be required to comply with all applicable board policies. The board is further authorized to provide such incidental reimbursement as is consistent with this chapter and with appropriate state regulations.   No court or law enforcement agency shall refuse to allow inspection of the court or agency's files and records by any volunteer demonstrating a need to know the contents of those files and records for the performance of official duties.
TN Code § 41-10-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 10 - Correction Volunteer Services|§ 41-10-103. Duties of Department of Correction

 The department shall:   Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for volunteers to be involved in the department's programs, including the appointment of personnel as deemed necessary by the commissioner to administer volunteer services;   Develop written policy governing the recruitment, training, appointment and supervision of volunteers;   Take such action as is necessary to ensure that volunteers understand their duties and responsibilities;   Take such action as is necessary and appropriate to ensure a receptive climate for volunteers;   Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered outstanding service to the department; and   Recognize prior volunteer service as partial fulfillment of state employment requirements for training and experience pursuant to rules adopted by the department of human resources.
TN Code § 41-10-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 10 - Correction Volunteer Services|§ 41-10-104. Meals — Travel Expenses — Use of State Vehicles

  Meals may be furnished without charge to volunteers if the scheduled volunteer assignment extends over an established meal period.   Travel expenses may be reimbursed to those volunteers whose volunteer assignment requires them to use their own vehicle or to be away from home in accordance with state travel regulations.   Volunteers may use state vehicles when their assignments so require, subject to the approval of the department and compliance with any rules or regulations that may be promulgated by the department.
TN Code § 41-10-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 10 - Correction Volunteer Services|§ 41-10-105. Community Resource Board Established

  There is established a Tennessee community resource board (TCRB) composed of seventeen (17) members. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint a member of the house of representatives to serve on the TCRB and the speaker of the senate shall appoint a member of the senate to serve on the TCRB. Members of the general assembly who serve on the TCRB shall receive no additional compensation for their services, but shall receive compensation for expenses pursuant to § 3-1-106. The remaining members shall be appointed jointly by the commissioner and the chair. Five (5) members shall be appointed from each grand division of the state. Members shall serve terms of three (3) years. Members of the TCRB shall, upon expiration of their terms of office, be eligible for reappointment to successive terms. In making appointments to the board, the commissioner and the chair shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the TCRB is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the TCRB is a member of a racial minority. Members shall have served in a volunteer capacity in corrections, in probation or parole, or in an academic environment in the field of criminal justice or other related field. Vacancies shall be filled by the TCRB; provided, that the person filling the vacancy shall receive the written approval of the commissioner and chair.   The TCRB shall serve both the department and the board. The purpose of the TCRB shall be to:  Coordinate with and assist the department and the board in developing and utilizing volunteer resources in assisting parolees, probationers and inmates in reintegrating into society as productive, law-abiding citizens;   Coordinate with and assist the department and the board in developing policies and procedures governing the utilization of volunteers;   Coordinate a network of local parole, probation and institutional community resource boards on matters of statewide impact;   Advise the department and the board on matters of public interest and concern;   Assist the department and the board in accomplishing their missions;   Review and recommend programs having statewide impact involving volunteers; and   Oversee projects when appropriate.     Local parole, probation and prison institution community resource boards may be established. The purpose of these local boards is to cooperate with local probation and parole offices and correctional institutions to:  Develop a program plan for utilizing volunteers;   Establish specific goals for utilizing volunteers;   Establish performance measures for determining that goals are met; and   Collect data on the cost of using volunteers and the cost benefits to the local office or institution.     Local volunteer resource boards shall report semiannually to the TCRB on their program plans, goals and performance measures.
TN Code § 41-11-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995.”
TN Code § 41-11-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-102. “County Jail” Defined

 For purposes of this chapter, “county jail” includes county workhouses.
TN Code § 41-11-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-103. Reimbursement of Imprisonment Expenses

 A county may seek reimbursement for any expense incurred by the county in relation to the charge or charges for which a person was sentenced to a county jail. The county may seek reimbursement for each person who is or was an inmate for not more than sixty dollars ($60.00) a day for the expense of maintaining the inmate or the actual per diem cost of maintaining the inmate, whichever is less, for the entire time the person was confined in the county jail, including any period of pretrial detention.
TN Code § 41-11-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-104. Denial of Certain Privileges Prohibited

 The failure of an inmate to provide information on the inmate's financial status shall not be grounds for the denial by the county of any privilege ordinarily available to an inmate, such as behavior or programmatic credits, parole or participation in work programs.
TN Code § 41-11-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-105. Reporting of Inmates and Financial and Other Information

 At the request of the county mayor or a designee of the county mayor, the sheriff of the county shall forward to the county mayor or designee of the county mayor a list containing the name of each inmate, the term of sentence and the date of admission, together with information regarding the financial status of each inmate, as required by the county mayor or designee of the county mayor.
TN Code § 41-11-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-106. Investigation of Reports

 The county legislative body or the county mayor may investigate or cause to be investigated all reports furnished by the sheriff pursuant to § 41-11-105 for the purpose of securing reimbursement for the expenses incurred by the county in regard to an inmate as provided under this chapter.
TN Code § 41-11-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-107. Reimbursement of Expenses — Civil Action

  The county mayor may file a civil action to seek reimbursement from an inmate for maintenance and support of that person while that person was an inmate or for any other expense for which the county may be reimbursed under this chapter.   A civil action brought under this chapter shall be instituted in the name of the county in which the jail is located and shall state the date and place of sentence, the length of time set forth in the sentence, the length of time actually served and the amount or amounts due to the county pursuant to § 41-11-103.   Before entering any order on behalf of the county against the defendant, the court shall take into consideration any legal obligation of the defendant to support a spouse, minor children or other dependents and any moral obligation to support dependents to whom the defendant is providing or has in fact provided support.   The court may enter a civil judgment against the defendant and may order that the defendant's property be attached for reimbursement for maintenance and support of the defendant as an inmate and for other expenses reimbursable under § 41-11-103.
TN Code § 41-11-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-108. Jurisdiction — Venue — Receivers

  The county may file the civil action in the circuit court. If the defendant is still an inmate in the county jail, venue is proper in the county in which the jail is located.   If necessary to protect the county's right to obtain reimbursement under this chapter against the disposition of known property, the county may seek issuance of a temporary restraining order to restrain the defendant from disposing of the property pending a hearing on an order to show cause why the particular property should not be applied to reimbursement of the county for the maintenance and support of the defendant as an inmate. No bond shall be required of the county before a temporary restraining order is issued.   To protect and maintain the property pending resolution of the matter, the court, upon request, may appoint a receiver.
TN Code § 41-11-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-109. Homestead Exemption

 The county shall not enforce any judgment obtained under this chapter by means of execution against the homestead of the defendant.
TN Code § 41-11-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-110. Cooperation by Judge and Sheriff of Inmate's Home County

 The sentencing judge and the sheriff of any county in which an inmate's property is located shall furnish to the attorney for the county all information and assistance possible to enable the attorney to secure reimbursement for the county under this chapter.
TN Code § 41-11-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-111. Disposition of Funds

 The reimbursements secured under this chapter shall be credited to the general fund of the county to be available for general fund purposes. The county mayor may determine the amount due the county under this chapter and render sworn statements of the amount due. These sworn statements shall be considered prima facie evidence of the amount due.
TN Code § 41-11-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 11 - Inmate Reimbursement to the County Act of 1995|§ 41-11-112. Applicability — Development Districts — Contracting

  This chapter only applies in counties having a population in excess of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), and in any county having a population of not less than eighty thousand (80,000) nor more than eighty-three thousand (83,000), all according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and in any other county in which the county legislative body, by majority vote, adopts a resolution electing to utilize this chapter to seek reimbursement.   All other counties shall be grouped by development districts established pursuant to title 13, chapter 14, part 1. For those counties, the comptroller of the treasury shall develop guidelines and solicit proposals for the collection of expenses incurred by the county in relation to the charge or charges for which a person was sentenced to a county jail pursuant to § 41-11-103. The guidelines developed by the comptroller of the treasury may, to the greatest extent possible, be based on the collection procedures established by this chapter or may utilize any other collection procedures and standards in the discretion of the comptroller of the treasury. The guidelines for collection may be based on a statewide proposal, be limited to a proposal by development districts or be a combination of both. In developing the proposals, the comptroller of the treasury shall give consideration to awarding a contract to the person or entity based on a percentage of amount retained, competency or ability to perform, costs incurred in securing reimbursement or be based on any other criteria developed by the comptroller of the treasury. The contract awarded by the comptroller of the treasury shall be a two-year contract.   The reimbursements secured under the contracts, less the fee for collection, shall be deposited into the state general fund and, at least annually, shall be distributed to the general fund of the county in which the inmate was incarcerated. The funds may be used for any lawful purpose.
TN Code § 41-12-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 12 - Regional Jail Authority Act|§ 41-12-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Regional Jail Authority Act.”
TN Code § 41-12-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 12 - Regional Jail Authority Act|§ 41-12-102. Powers of Regional Jail Authority — Taxation of Property and Revenues

  It is declared that a regional jail authority created pursuant to this chapter shall be a public and governmental body acting as an agency and instrumentality of the creating and participating governmental entities, and that the powers exercised by the authority are declared to be for a public and governmental purpose and a matter of public necessity.   The property and revenues of the authority, or any interest in the property or revenues, are exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, except inheritance, transfer and estate taxes.
TN Code § 41-12-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 12 - Regional Jail Authority Act|§ 41-12-103. Purpose of Authority

 The general purpose of an authority created pursuant to this part is declared to be that of:   Acquiring, constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating a jail or workhouse or jails or workhouses and the usual facilities appertaining to those undertakings;   Enlarging, renovating, and improving such facilities;   Acquiring the necessary property for the facilities, both real and personal, with the right of contract for the use of or to lease, mortgage, or sell any or all of the facilities, including real property, and in the sale or purchase of any such property to comply with state or local purchasing laws; and   Doing any and all things deemed by the authority necessary, convenient, and desirable for and incident to the efficient and proper development and operation of those types of undertakings.
TN Code § 41-12-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 12 - Regional Jail Authority Act|§ 41-12-104. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Authority” means a regional jail authority created pursuant to this chapter;   “Board” means the board of commissioners of an authority;   “Bonds” includes notes, interim certificates or other obligations of an authority;   “Creating governmental entity” means a county, including a county that has a metropolitan form of government, or a municipality that by resolution or ordinance of its governing body elects to join together with one (1) or more counties or one (1) or more municipalities to create an authority pursuant to this chapter;   “Executive officer” means the county mayor or other chief executive officer of any creating or participating governmental entity;   “Governing body” means the chief legislative body of any local governmental entity;   “Jail” includes workhouses in accordance with chapter 2 of this title;   “Local governmental entity” means any county, including a county having a metropolitan form of government, and may include a municipality;   “Municipality” means a municipality that has a municipal jail and has concurrent jurisdiction with the general sessions court over state misdemeanors or that, pursuant to § 16-18-311, builds a jail and obtains approval to acquire such concurrent jurisdiction, to create or participate in an authority pursuant to this chapter;   “Participating governmental entity” means a local governmental entity, that, pursuant to a resolution, or in the case of a municipality, an ordinance, of its governing body, elects to participate in a regional jail authority; and   “State” means the state of Tennessee.
TN Code § 41-12-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates|Chapter 12 - Regional Jail Authority Act|§ 41-12-105. Creation of Authority — Resolution and Hearing — Transfer of Employees — Costs

  The governing bodies of two (2) or more local governmental entities, may create a regional jail authority in the manner provided for in this chapter. The authority shall be subject to all rights, privileges, and obligations contained in §§ 41-4-139, 41-4-140, 41-7-103, and chapter 8 of this title.    Each governing body of a governmental entity proposing to create an authority shall adopt, and its executive officer shall approve, a resolution calling a joint public hearing involving all interested local governmental entities in the enterprise to create a regional jail authority on the question of creating an authority.   Notice of the date, hour, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdictional bounds of the governmental entity proposing to create an authority, the last publication to be at least one (1) week prior to the date set for the hearing.     The hearing shall be had before the combined governing bodies of the respective local governmental entities pursuing the creation of a regional jail authority and all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be heard.    After the hearing, if at least two (2) governing bodies determine that the public convenience and necessity require the creation of an authority, the governing bodies shall individually adopt, and their executive officers shall approve, a resolution or an ordinance, in the case of a municipality, so declaring and creating an authority, which resolution or ordinance shall reference this chapter as the governing statute to create the authority and include the names of the creating governmental entities, the name of the authority and also designate the name and principal office address of the authority.   A certified copy of the resolution or ordinance shall be filed with the secretary of state, along with the resolution approving the appointment of the board of commissioners as provided for in § 41-12-106, and upon that adoption and filing, the authority shall constitute a body politic and corporate, with all the powers provided in this chapter.     Whenever an authority is created under this chapter, the creating governmental entity and any participating governmental entity shall enter into an agreement with the authority for the orderly transfer of jail or correctional employees of the governmental entities to the authority.   Each governmental entity participating in the authority shall pay its pro rata share of all expenses and costs of the authority.