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TN Code § 38-9-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 9 - Civil Emergencies|§ 38-9-102. Proclamation of Civil Emergency

 When, in the judgment of the chief administrative officer of a municipality, a civil emergency as defined in this chapter is determined to exist, the officer shall immediately proclaim in writing the existence of the civil emergency, a copy of which proclamation will be filed with the clerk of the municipality, or if there is none, with the recorder.
TN Code § 38-9-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 9 - Civil Emergencies|§ 38-9-103. General Curfew

 After proclamation of a civil emergency by the chief administrative officer, the officer may order a general curfew applicable to the geographical areas of the municipality or to the municipality as a whole, as the officer deems advisable, and applicable during those hours of the day or night the officer deems necessary in the interest of the public safety and welfare. The proclamation and general curfew shall have the force and effect of law and shall continue in effect until rescinded in writing by the chief administrative officer, but not to exceed fifteen (15) days.
TN Code § 38-9-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 9 - Civil Emergencies|§ 38-9-104. Restrictive Orders

 After proclamation of a civil emergency, the chief administrative officer may, at the officer's discretion, in the interest of public safety and welfare:   Order the closing of all retail liquor stores;   Order the closing of all establishments where beer or alcoholic beverages are served;   Order the closing of all private clubs or portions of private clubs where the consumption of intoxicating liquor or beer is permitted;   Order the discontinuance of the sale of beer;   Order the discontinuance of selling, distribution, or giving away of gasoline or other liquid flammable or combustible products in any container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle;   Order the closing of gasoline stations, and other establishments, the chief activity of which is the sale, distribution or dispensing of liquid flammable or combustible products;   Order the discontinuance of selling, distributing, dispensing or giving away any firearms or ammunition of any character whatsoever;   Order the closing of any or all establishments or portions of establishments, the chief activity of which is the sale, distribution, dispensing or giving away of firearms or ammunition; and   Issue such other orders as are necessary for the protection of life and property.
TN Code § 38-9-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 9 - Civil Emergencies|§ 38-9-105. Violations — Penalty

 Municipalities may provide by ordinance that any person violating the provisions of orders issued by the chief administrative officer pursuant to this authorization during a proclaimed civil emergency commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 38-9-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 9 - Civil Emergencies|§ 38-9-106. Exceptions to Curfew

 Any curfew as defined in this chapter shall not apply to persons lawfully on the streets and public places during a civil emergency who have obtained permission of the local chief of police or other law enforcement officer then in charge of municipal law enforcement, which permission shall be granted on good cause shown. This curfew also shall not apply to medical personnel in the performance of their duties.
TN Code § 38-10-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 10 - Intrastate Communication of Criminal Statistics|§ 38-10-101. System Established — National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact

  The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation shall establish a system of intrastate communication of vital statistics and information relating to crime, criminals, and criminal activity.    Criminal history information shall be made available according to the provisions of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, codified in § 38-14-101.    The general assembly approves and ratifies the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 U.S.C. § 14616, as it existed on January 1, 2001, and the compact shall remain in effect until legislation is enacted renouncing the compact.   The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation shall execute, administer and implement the compact on behalf of the state and may adopt necessary rules, regulations and procedures for the national exchange of criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes.   Ratification of the compact does not affect the obligations and responsibilities of the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding the dissemination of criminal history records within Tennessee.
TN Code § 38-10-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 10 - Intrastate Communication of Criminal Statistics|§ 38-10-102. Reports by State and Local Agencies — Report by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Law Enforcement-Related Deaths

  All state, county, and municipal law enforcement and correctional agencies, and courts, shall submit to the director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation reports setting forth their activities in connection with law enforcement and criminal justice, including uniform crime reports and reports of law enforcement-related deaths.   The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall provide to the commissioner of health and to the general assembly, by March 31 of each year, a report on all law enforcement-related deaths that occurred in the prior calendar year.   The Tennessee bureau of investigation in consultation with the department of health shall have authority to promulgate rules with respect to collection and reporting of information concerning law enforcement-related deaths. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   As used in this section, “law enforcement-related death” means:  The death of an individual in custody, whether in a prison, in a jail, or otherwise in the custody of law enforcement pursuant to an arrest or a transfer between institutions of any kind; or   The death of an individual potentially resulting from an interaction with law enforcement, while the law enforcement officer is on duty or while the law enforcement officer is off duty but performing activities that are within the scope of the officer's law enforcement duties, without regard to:  Whether the individual was in custody; or   Whether a weapon was involved.
TN Code § 38-10-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 10 - Intrastate Communication of Criminal Statistics|§ 38-10-103. Uniform Crime Reports — Rules on Form and Content

 It is the duty of the director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations prescribing the form, general content, time, and manner of submission of the uniform crime reports required pursuant to § 38-10-102. The rules so adopted and promulgated shall be filed with the secretary of state pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and shall have the force and effect of law.
TN Code § 38-10-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 10 - Intrastate Communication of Criminal Statistics|§ 38-10-104. Correlation of Reports — Annual Reports

  The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation shall correlate the reports submitted to the director pursuant to § 38-10-102, and shall compile and submit to the governor and the general assembly an annual report based on such reports. A copy of the report shall be furnished to law enforcement, prosecuting, judicial, correctional authorities, and other appropriate law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.   The annual report required by subsection (a) shall contain demographic data, including the percentage of suspects, victims, and convicted offenders based on race, gender, age, nationality, and any other appropriate demographic, as determined by the director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation.
TN Code § 38-10-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 10 - Intrastate Communication of Criminal Statistics|§ 38-10-105. Failure of Official to Make Report or Comply With Provisions

 Any officer or official mentioned in this chapter who shall have been notified and refuses to make any report or do any act required by any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of nonfeasance of office and subject to removal therefrom.
TN Code § 38-12-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-101. Creation

 There is created the domestic violence state coordinating council.
TN Code § 38-12-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-102. Purpose — Responsibilities

 The purpose of the coordinating council is to increase the awareness and understanding of domestic and family violence and its consequences and to reduce the incidence of domestic and family violence within the state. Domestic violence state coordinating council responsibilities include designing a:   Policy for law enforcement and judicial response to domestic violence, to be made available for use on a statewide basis;   Training course and curriculum for law enforcement personnel who are likely to encounter situations of domestic violence, on the dynamics of domestic violence and the handling, investigation and response procedures concerning reports of domestic violence, to be made available for use on a statewide basis; and   Training course and curriculum for all judges and judicial personnel, who are likely to encounter situations of domestic violence, on the dynamics of domestic violence and the handling and response procedures concerning allegations of domestic violence, to be made available on a statewide basis.
TN Code § 38-12-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-104. Annual Report

 The coordinating council shall provide an annual report on its activities to the Tennessee department of finance and administration office of criminal justice programs, the governor, and to the chief clerk of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives.
TN Code § 38-12-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-105. Funds for Support Services — Reimbursement

 The Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence is authorized to use funds from the domestic violence community education fund established by § 36-3-616, to provide necessary support services for the coordinating council. Coordinating council members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 38-12-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-106. Law Enforcement Agency Policy and Education

 All law enforcement agencies with personnel who are likely to encounter situations of domestic violence shall adopt a policy regarding domestic violence and provide initial and continuing education concerning the dynamics of domestic violence, and the handling, investigation and response procedures concerning reports of domestic violence to all law enforcement personnel who are likely to encounter situations of domestic violence.
TN Code § 38-12-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-107. Court Personnel Policy and Education

 All state and local court administrators, court clerks, and judges, with personnel who are likely to encounter situations involving domestic violence, shall adopt a policy regarding domestic violence and provide initial and continuing education concerning the dynamics of domestic violence, and the handling and response procedures concerning allegations of domestic violence to all judges and court personnel who are likely to encounter allegations of domestic violence.
TN Code § 38-12-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-108. Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Policy and Education

 The peace officers standards and training commission shall establish a policy regarding and a continuing education training curriculum concerning domestic violence and shall provide it to all law enforcement agencies throughout the state whose personnel are likely to encounter situations of domestic violence. The commission may adopt the policy and training curriculum developed by the domestic violence state coordinating council, and may revise the policy and training curriculum at its discretion. The commission shall require all law enforcement agencies to comply with the requirements of this part.
TN Code § 38-12-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-109. Administrative Office of the Court Policy and Education

 The administrative office of the courts shall establish a policy regarding, and a continuing education curriculum concerning, domestic violence and shall provide continuing education on domestic violence to all judges and court personnel throughout the state who are likely to encounter situations of domestic violence. The administrative office of the courts may adopt the policy and training curriculum developed by the domestic violence state coordinating council, and may revise the policy and training curriculum at its discretion.
TN Code § 38-12-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-110. Regulation of Intervention Programs for Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse

  The state coordinating council shall promulgate regulations for batterers' intervention programs for perpetrators of domestic abuse as defined in § 36-3-601, and shall certify compliance with the regulations. In formulating the regulations, the council shall conduct public hearings and shall consult with the following persons or groups:  Public and private agencies that provide batterers' intervention programs for perpetrators of domestic abuse;   Public and private agencies that provide programs for victims of domestic abuse;   Victims advocates;   Survivors of domestic abuse; and   Other persons who have demonstrated expertise and experience in the area of domestic abuse.     The regulations required by this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics:  Minimum standards for batterers' intervention programs; and   Monitoring and certification criteria for batterers' intervention programs.     The council may prescribe fees, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300), for the certification of such programs.
TN Code § 38-12-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime|Chapter 12 - Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council|§ 38-12-111. Policies

 The coordinating council has the authority to develop policies for the operation and functioning of the council.
TN Code § 40-1-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue|§ 40-1-105. False Affidavit to Obtain Parole or Pardon

 The venue in case of a violation of § 39-16-703 in making a misstatement of fact in an affidavit used or intended to be used in securing a parole or pardon for any misdemeanant or felon in this state shall be in the county where the affidavit was made, if it was made in any county in Tennessee, and also in the county of this state where the officer or board has its place of business. In case the affidavit is made before some officer outside the limits of this state, then the venue shall be the county in this state where the officer or board with whom the affidavit is filed has its regular place of business.
TN Code § 40-1-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue|§ 40-1-106. Officials Defined as Magistrates

 The judges of the supreme, appellate, chancery, circuit, general sessions and juvenile courts throughout the state, judicial commissioners and county mayors in those officers' respective counties, and the presiding officer of any municipal or city court within the limit of their respective corporations, are magistrates within the meaning of this title. The judges of chancery and circuit courts have statewide jurisdiction to issue search warrants pursuant to chapter 6, part 1 of this title in any district.   Code 1858, § 4943; Shan., § 6904; Code 1932, § 11428; Acts 1973, ch. 48, § 1; 1978, ch. 933, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-114; Acts 1993, ch. 115, § 3; 1993, ch. 241, § 55; 2003, ch. 90, § 2; 2019, ch. 486, § 14.
TN Code § 40-1-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue|§ 40-1-107. Courts Vested With Original Jurisdiction

 Original jurisdiction of criminal actions is committed to the courts of general sessions, city judges of certain towns and cities, the circuit courts, the criminal courts and the court for the trial of impeachments.   Code 1858, § 4965; Shan., § 6926; Code 1932, § 11466; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-115; Acts 1993, ch. 115, § 4.
TN Code § 40-1-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue|§ 40-1-108. Original Jurisdiction of Circuit and Criminal Courts

 The circuit and criminal courts have original jurisdiction of all criminal matters not exclusively conferred by law on some other tribunal.   Code 1858, § 4967; Shan., § 6928; Code 1932, § 11467; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-116.
TN Code § 40-1-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue|§ 40-1-109. Jurisdiction of General Sessions Courts

 In addition to the jurisdiction in criminal cases as conferred in §§ 16-15-401 and 16-15-501, the court of general sessions is vested with jurisdiction to try and determine and render final judgment in all misdemeanor cases brought before the court by warrant or information where the person charged with the misdemeanor enters a plea of guilty in writing or requests a trial upon the merits and expressly waives an indictment, presentment, grand jury investigation and jury trial. The waiver shall be in writing as provided in Rule 5 of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure. In such cases, the trial shall proceed before the court without the intervention of a jury, and the court shall enter judgment, and, as an incident thereto, may inflict punishment within the limits provided by law for the particular offense as the court may determine proper under the peculiar circumstances of the case.   Code 1858, § 4969; Shan., § 6930; mod. Code 1932, § 11469; Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 5; 1967, ch. 360, § 1; 1969, ch. 214, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 40-117, 40-118; Acts 1983, ch. 334, § 1; 1993, ch. 241, § 56.
TN Code § 40-1-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue|§ 40-1-110. Judicial Acts of General Sessions Judges

 The judges of the courts of general sessions and other similar courts created by statute throughout the state are authorized to issue any and all process in connection with criminal cases disposed of by them and to do all other judicial acts necessary to effectuate the judgments rendered by them in such cases.
TN Code § 40-2-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 2 - Limitation of Prosecutions|§ 40-2-102. Misdemeanors

  Except as provided in § 62-18-120(g) and subsection (b) of this section, all prosecutions for misdemeanors shall be commenced within the twelve (12) months after the offense has been committed, except gaming, which shall be commenced within six (6) months.   Prosecutions under § 39-16-301 for criminal impersonation accomplished through the use of a fraudulently obtained driver license shall be commenced within one (1) year of the date the driver license expires or within three (3) years of the date the nonexpired driver license was last used to falsely impersonate the person in whose name the driver license was issued, whichever is longer.    Code 1858, § 4983 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 82); Shan., § 6942; mod. Code 1932, § 11484; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-204; Acts 1985, ch. 146, § 1; 1999, ch. 374, § 1.
TN Code § 40-2-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 2 - Limitation of Prosecutions|§ 40-2-103. Period of Concealment of Crime or Absence From State

 No period during which the party charged conceals the fact of the crime, or during which the party charged was not usually and publicly resident within the state, is included in the period of limitation.   Code 1858, § 4988; Shan., § 6947; mod. Code 1932, § 11488; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-205.
TN Code § 40-2-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 2 - Limitation of Prosecutions|§ 40-2-104. Commencement of Prosecution

 A prosecution is commenced, within the meaning of this chapter, by finding an indictment or presentment, the issuing of a warrant, the issuing of a juvenile petition alleging a delinquent act, binding over the offender, by the filing of an information as provided for in chapter 3 of this title, or by making an appearance in person or through counsel in general sessions or any municipal court for the purpose of continuing the matter or any other appearance in either court for any purpose involving the offense. A prosecution is also commenced, within the meaning of this chapter, by finding an indictment or presentment or the issuing of a warrant identifying the offender by a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile.   Code 1858, § 4987; Shan., § 6946; mod. Code 1932, § 11485; Acts 1975, ch. 258, § 4; 1977, ch. 179, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-206; Acts 2007, ch. 4, § 1; 2013, ch. 205, § 1.   Compiler's Note. Acts 2013, ch. 205, § 2 provided that the act, which added the last sentence of this section, shall apply to commencement of prosecution for any offense, regardless of when committed, except those offenses for which prosecution is barred on July 1, 2013, because the applicable time limitation set out in § 40-2-101 has expired.
TN Code § 40-2-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 2 - Limitation of Prosecutions|§ 40-2-105. Suspension of Statute Because of Irregularities in Prosecution

 When the judgment is arrested, or the indictment or presentment quashed for any defect in the indictment or presentment, or for the reason that it was not found by a grand jury regularly organized, or because it charged no offense, or for any other cause, or when the prosecution is dismissed because of a variance between the allegations of the indictment or presentment and the evidence, and a new indictment or presentment is ordered to be preferred, the time elapsing between the preferring of the first charge, indictment or presentment and the next subsequent term of court must be deducted from the time limited for the prosecution of the offense last charged.   Code 1932, § 11486; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-207.