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TN Code § 38-1-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 7 - Immunity From Civil Liability|§ 38-1-701. Immunity From Civil Liability for Defect or Malfunction in Software Program for Registration of Non-Communicative Person With Law Enforcement

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person or entity does not have a cause of action against a local government or the officers, employees, or agents of a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register the non-communicative person with law enforcement in order to ensure the non-communicative person's safety, when the program was designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost to the recipient local government or user of the program.   No immunity conferred pursuant to subsection (a) attaches if the cause of action is based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.
TN Code § 38-6-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-104. Personnel — Injuries in the Line of Duty

  The director may employ such clerical and stenographic personnel as may be needed for the efficient operation of the bureau. Salaries of the personnel of the bureau shall be fixed by the director and paid from the funds appropriated to the bureau by the general assembly. Nothing contained in this section shall affect in any way the retirement benefits and longevity pay as are now provided for the personnel for the Tennessee bureau of criminal identification. All funds, supplies and equipment now allocated for the use and benefit of the Tennessee bureau of criminal identification are transferred to the separate department created by this chapter for the use and benefit of the bureau.   When a member of the bureau is injured in the line of duty and that injury prevents the member from performing the member's regular duties, whether the disability is temporary or permanent, it is lawful for the director, in the director's sound discretion and with the approval of the governor and the attorney general and reporter, to retain the disabled member of the bureau upon the regular payroll of the bureau until the member's claim for compensation for the disability is determined by the state board of claims. The state board of claims shall act within thirty (30) days of receipt of a disability rating based upon competent medical advice.
TN Code § 38-6-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-105. Retired Agents

 Any agent or uniformed law enforcement officer of the Tennessee bureau of investigation who retires after twenty-five (25) years of honorable service shall be issued a retired commission card by the bureau. The card shall identify the agent or uniformed law enforcement officer and that the agent or uniformed law enforcement officer is retired. Cards issued under this provision shall bear the inscription, in print of equal or larger size than the rest of the printing on the card, the words “Not a handgun permit.” After twenty-five (25) years of honorable service by an agent or uniformed law enforcement officer of the bureau, in recognition of the agent's or uniformed law enforcement officer's many years of good and faithful public service, the bureau shall authorize the agent or uniformed law enforcement officer to retain the agent's or uniformed law enforcement officer's service weapon.
TN Code § 38-6-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-107. Certification of Records by Director

  The director is authorized to establish a procedure for the official attestation, sealing and certification of records, reports, documents and actions of the bureau that may be required or authorized by law, and to designate the persons responsible for the certification.   The procedures provided for in subsection (a) shall be filed with the secretary of state.
TN Code § 38-6-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-108. Use of Dogs to Detect Illicit Substances

 The Tennessee bureau of investigation is authorized to utilize dogs trained to detect marijuana and other illicit substances in its work, as may be desirable and appropriate.
TN Code § 38-6-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-110. Central Registry for Sexual Offenders

  The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall establish a central registry of sexual offenders modeled after statutes enacted in other states. The registry shall include all validated offenders from files maintained by the department of children's services, all persons who have been arrested for the commission of a sexual offense, and all persons who have been convicted of a sexual offense.   The departments of correction and children's services and local law enforcement agencies shall cooperate fully in the creation and updating of the central registry.
TN Code § 38-6-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-111. Disposal of Gambling Devices

 Any gambling device confiscated by the Tennessee bureau of investigation pursuant to a lawful order that has become final, including appeals, may, in lieu of destruction, be ordered sold at public sale, after the removal and destruction of the gambling circuitry and mechanisms. The proceeds of sales shall be deposited with the Tennessee bureau of investigation and budgeted to procure equipment for the forensic services division of the bureau.
TN Code § 38-6-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-112. Requests by Attorney General and Reporter for Assistance

 The attorney general and reporter is authorized to request the director of the bureau to furnish any assistance that may be required by the attorney general and reporter in the performance of the attorney general and reporter's duties under title 8, chapter 47, regarding the removal of officers; title 47, chapter 25, part 1, regarding trusts-unlawful restraint of trade and discrimination; §§ 48-1-122 and 48-1-123, regarding violations of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980; and title 47, chapter 18, part 1, regarding the Consumer Protection Act of 1977. The bureau is authorized to provide to the attorney general and reporter any assistance that the attorney general and reporter may request pursuant to this section.
TN Code § 38-6-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-113. Dna Analysis — Procedures for Collection and Preservation of Human Biological Specimens

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “DNA analysis” means the process through which deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in a human biological specimen is analyzed and compared with DNA from another biological specimen for identification purposes.   The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall develop uniform procedures for the collection and preservation of human biological specimens for DNA analysis in cases of alleged or suspected violations of § 39-13-502, § 39-13-503, § 39-13-504, § 39-13-505, § 39-13-522 or § 39-15-302. Law enforcement agencies and medical personnel who conduct evidentiary examinations shall use the uniform procedures in their investigation of the above offenses.    The bureau shall adopt uniform procedures to maintain, preserve and analyze human biological specimens for DNA. The bureau shall establish a centralized system to cross-reference data obtained from DNA analysis. The centralized system shall contain convicted felon profiles, forensic unknown profiles, criminal suspect profiles, violent juvenile sexual offender profiles, and missing person profiles. The detention, arrest or conviction of a person based upon a databank match or database information is not invalidated, if it is later determined that the specimens or samples were obtained or placed in the database by mistake.   For purposes of this subsection (c), “violent juvenile sexual offender” means any person adjudicated delinquent for any act that if committed by an adult would constitute a violation of § 39-13-502, § 39-13-503, § 39-13-504, § 39-13-505, § 39-13-522, § 39-13-531 or § 39-15-302.     The bureau shall perform DNA analysis and make data obtained available to law enforcement officials in connection with appropriate criminal investigations in which human biological specimens have been recovered. The bureau shall also make the data available to the district attorney general, and the subject of the data in any subsequent criminal prosecution of the subject.
TN Code § 38-6-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-115. Notification of the District Attorney General

 If the bureau is investigating the possible commission of any offense specified in § 38-6-102(b), the bureau may, but is not required to, notify the district attorney general where the investigation is being conducted of the investigation.
TN Code § 38-6-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-116. Tennessee Internet Criminal Information Center

  The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall create an office within the bureau to be known as the Tennessee internet criminal information center (TICIC). The purpose of the center is the development, maintenance and updating of an online database, toll-free hotline and such other means as are appropriate to provide easily accessible information to members of the public concerning persons of interest to the public safety and welfare.   Upon creation of the TICIC, the bureau shall compile and maintain databases consisting of a registry and associated information for the following groups of persons:  The Sexual Offense Registry.  This registry shall consist of all public information regarding persons who are required to complete a TBI sexual offender registration/monitoring form pursuant to title 40, chapter 39, part 2;   This registry shall include the photograph of all persons who are registered pursuant to title 40, chapter 39, part 2;     The Tennessee Missing Children Registry.  This registry shall consist of those children who have been placed by the bureau on the Tennessee missing children registry; and   Any other registry, information or database that, in the opinion of the bureau, would be in the interest of the public safety or welfare.     When one (1) or more of the databases comprising the TICIC is complete and in an accessible format, the bureau shall place and maintain each of them on the TICIC's Internet home page which shall be accessible through the state of Tennessee's Internet home page.
TN Code § 38-6-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-117. Missing Children Registry

  The Tennessee bureau of investigation is authorized to create within the bureau a missing children registry. The registry shall contain pertinent information about, a picture of, and the current status of certain children in this state who have been reported missing.   The bureau shall have the sole discretion to determine the number of missing children to be placed on the registry, the criteria for placing a child on the registry and the definition of “missing child.”   The bureau shall place, maintain and update the missing children registry on the state of Tennessee's internet home page.   When the Tennessee internet criminal information center is created within the bureau and becomes operational, the missing children registry shall become a part of such center.   The bureau shall update the missing children's web page to reflect that a missing child has been recovered.
TN Code § 38-6-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-119. Protection and Security for Facilities, Employees, and Grounds — Powers — Instruction

  The director shall have authority to commission Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) uniformed officers in order to protect and provide security for TBI facilities, employees, and grounds.   Such uniformed officers shall have full power to carry firearms and make arrests for any offenses under the laws of the state of Tennessee.   All TBI uniformed officers must successfully complete a prescribed basic law enforcement course of instruction at the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy or its equivalent.
TN Code § 38-6-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-120. Criminal History Information Compiled From Intrastate Sources — Fees

  Criminal history information compiled by the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) from intrastate sources shall be available on a priority basis to criminal justice agencies for criminal justice purposes free of charge. After providing the TBI with all known identifying information, persons in the private sector and noncriminal justice agencies may be provided criminal history information upon tender of fees as established in subsection (b), and in the manner prescribed by rule of the TBI. Such fees are to offset expenditures related to operational costs of the TBI. Any access to criminal history information by the private sector or noncriminal justice agencies as provided in this subsection (a) shall be assessed without regard to the quantity or category of criminal history record information requested. Fees may be reduced by the director of the TBI for good cause shown.   The fee per record for criminal history information provided pursuant to this section is twenty-nine dollars ($29.00) per name submitted.
TN Code § 38-6-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-122. Blue Alert System

  There is established within the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) the Blue Alert system. The purpose of the Blue Alert system is to provide a statewide system for the rapid dissemination of information to speed the apprehension of violent criminals who kill or seriously injure law enforcement officers and to aid in the location of missing law enforcement officers.   If the TBI receives a report that involves the death or serious injury of a law enforcement officer in which the suspect has not been apprehended or involves a law enforcement officer missing while in the line of duty under circumstances warranting concern for such law enforcement officer's safety, the TBI shall issue an alert providing for rapid dissemination of information statewide regarding such suspect or law enforcement officer, as appropriate. The TBI shall make every effort to disseminate the information as quickly as possible when the status of the suspect or missing law enforcement officer has been reported to a law enforcement agency.   The TBI shall adopt uniform guidelines and procedures for issuing an alert for such persons and shall provide education and training to encourage radio and television broadcasters to participate in the alert. The guidelines and procedures shall ensure that specific health information about any suspect or law enforcement officer is not made public through the alert or otherwise.   The TBI shall consult with the department of transportation and develop a procedure for the use of overhead permanent changeable message signs to provide information on a missing suspect or law enforcement officer meeting the criteria of this section when information is available that would enable motorists to assist in the recovery of the missing person. The TBI and the department of transportation shall develop guidelines for the content, length, and frequency of any message to be placed on an overhead permanent changeable message sign.   The TBI may use the statewide infrastructure of the America's Missing Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) Alert to the extent permissible to facilitate the Blue Alert system.   Any entity or individual involved in the dissemination of a Blue Alert generated pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any civil damages arising from such dissemination.
TN Code § 38-6-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-123. Inventory of Sexual Assault Collection Kits

  As used in this section:  “Forensic medical examination” means an examination provided to the victim of a sexually-oriented criminal offense by a healthcare provider for the purpose of gathering and preserving evidence of a sexual assault for use in a court of law;   “Sexual assault collection kit” means a human biological specimen or specimens collected by a healthcare provider during a forensic medical examination from the victim of a sexually-oriented criminal offense; and   “Untested sexual assault collection kit” means a sexual assault collection kit that has not been submitted to the Tennessee bureau of investigation or a similar qualified laboratory for either a serology or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test.     By July 1, 2014, all law enforcement agencies and departments charged with the maintenance, storage and preservation of sexual assault collection kits shall conduct an inventory of all such kits being stored by the agency or department.   By July 1, 2014, each law enforcement agency shall compile, in writing, a report containing the number of untested sexual assault collection kits in the possession of the agency or department and the date the sexual assault kit was collected. The report shall be transmitted to the Tennessee bureau of investigation.   By September 1, 2014, the Tennessee bureau of investigation shall prepare and transmit a report to the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives containing the number of untested sexual assault collection kits being stored by each county, by each law enforcement agency or department, and the date the untested kit was collected.
TN Code § 38-6-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-124. Survey Requesting Information on Best Method for Interfacing Multiple Computer Databases to Allow Accessibility by Patrolling Police Officers

 The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall, with the assistance of the Tennessee association of chiefs of police, the Tennessee sheriffs' association and the county officials association of Tennessee, survey appropriate law enforcement agencies and clerks' offices for the specific purpose of requesting information as to the best method for interfacing multiple computer databases to allow accessibility by police officers while on patrol, thereby allowing officers when making a lawful stop to also serve outstanding court papers such as warrants, unserved civil process, orders of protection and restraining orders. On or before January 1, 2015, the Tennessee bureau of investigation shall submit the results of the survey to the judiciary committee of the senate and the civil and criminal justice committees of the house of representatives.
TN Code § 38-6-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-126. Transfer of Fire Investigations Section Within Fire Prevention Division of Department of Commerce and Insurance to Bureau of Investigation

  The fire investigations section within the fire prevention division of the department of commerce and insurance is transferred to the Tennessee bureau of investigation.   It is the intention of the general assembly that personnel, equipment, funding, duties, authority, and property transferred on May 24, 2019, be transferred no later than January 1, 2020.   The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation will develop and implement a transfer plan. The plan must set forth the procedures under which transferred employees must be incorporated into the bureau.   The initial transfer of any preferred service employee pursuant to the transfer from the department of commerce and insurance to the Tennessee bureau of investigation must not result in any impairment, interruption, or diminution of employee rights, salary, benefits, leave accumulation, or employment. The commissioner of human resources may determine if there has been any impairment of rights, salary, benefits, leave accumulation, or employment as a result of the initial transfer. Any preferred service employee may seek redress of any such determination through a request for declaratory order by the commissioner of human resources pursuant to § 4-5-223.   The bureau shall electronically transmit a summary stating the cause, origin, and the circumstances of each fire investigation to the state fire marshal and the local fire department in the jurisdiction where the fire occurred.
TN Code § 38-6-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 38-6-127. Applicability of Endangered Child and Young Adult Alert Program to Endangered Person Under 21 Years of Age

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and for purposes of any endangered child and young adult alert program implemented by the Tennessee bureau of investigation that is distinct from the America's Missing Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) Alert system and that is used to notify local media about a missing child or young adult, along with any additional available information, such program shall be applied to a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age and who meets the criteria of being endangered, as established or determined by the bureau.
TN Code § 38-6-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 2 - Narcotics Investigation Division|§ 38-6-201. Creation

 There is created the narcotics investigation division within the Tennessee bureau of investigation.
TN Code § 38-6-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 2 - Narcotics Investigation Division|§ 38-6-202. Mission

  The mission of the narcotics investigation division shall be to investigate, gather evidence and assist in the prosecution of criminal offenses involving controlled substances, controlled substance analogues, narcotics, and other drugs.   The narcotics investigation division shall have original jurisdiction over the investigation of all drugs.
TN Code § 38-6-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 6 - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation|Part 2 - Narcotics Investigation Division|§ 38-6-204. Assistant Director

  An assistant director shall be appointed by the director to administer the narcotics investigation division.   The assistant director shall be a person of experience and ability in the investigation or prosecution of criminal offenses involving controlled substances, narcotics and other drugs.   The assistant director, acting for and in consultation with the director, shall apply for all federal or state funds or grants that may be available for the purposes for which the narcotics investigation division was created.