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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 6 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS (§§ 4-6-101 — 4-6-202) › Part 2 - VOLUNTEER INMATE WORK PROGRAM (§§ 4-6-201 — 4-6-202) › Section 4-6-201 - Creation of program - Criteria

(a)
There is established a volunteer inmate work program in the department of correction for minimum risk inmates.
(b)
The department shall, by rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, establish criteria for participation in such program. Such rules and regulations shall also develop criteria for work projects pursuant to such program, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1)
Public works projects;
(2)
Conservation projects; and
(3)
Rehabilitation of cemeteries.
Acts 1981, ch. 421, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 6 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS (§§ 4-6-101 — 4-6-202) › Part 2 - VOLUNTEER INMATE WORK PROGRAM (§§ 4-6-201 — 4-6-202) › Section 4-6-202 - Funding

Funds available for the development and implementation of a volunteer inmate work program and for construction of a facility or facilities to house inmates participating in such programs to help alleviate over-crowding in existing institutions shall be as provided by the general appropriations act. Any such facility shall be constructed by volunteer prison labor.
Acts 1981, ch. 421, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-101 - Establishment - Personnel

There shall be a police force to be known and designated as the Tennessee highway patrol, which shall consist of one (1) chief and such other personnel as may be designated by the commissioner of safety, with the approval of the governor.
Acts 1929 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 25, § 1; Code 1932, § 11460; Acts 1951, ch. 256, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-701.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-102 - Members - Conditions of employment - Oath

(a)
(1)
The members of the Tennessee highway patrol shall be appointed by the commissioner of safety, by and with the consent and approval of the governor.
(2)
Members shall serve at the will and pleasure of the commissioner.
(3)
Members' compensation is to be fixed by the commissioner, with the approval of the governor.
(b)
Each member of the Tennessee highway patrol, upon the member's appointment and before entering upon the member's duties, shall swear and subscribe to the following oath:
"I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of Tennessee, and will well and faithfully perform the duties imposed upon me as a member of the Tennessee highway patrol to the best of my ability; that I will serve the state of Tennessee honestly and faithfully, and will obey the orders of the officers and officials placed over me according to law."
(c)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each member employed after July 1, 2006, shall meet the requirements for minimum standards as set forth in title 38, chapter 8, part 1, and as required by the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission; however, these Tennessee highway patrol members shall not be entitled to receive a police pay supplement as authorized under §
38-8-111
.
Acts 1929 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 25, § 2; Code 1932, § 11461; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 44; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, §§ 10, 27; impl. am. Acts 1945, ch. 28, §§ 1-3; C. Supp. 1950, § 11461; Acts 1951, ch. 256, § 2; 1970, ch. 601, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-702; Acts 2006, ch. 1009, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-103 - List of applicants to fill vacancies - County of residence

(a)
When the commissioner of safety proposes to fill a vacancy in the highway patrol, the commissioner shall request the commissioner of human resources to certify the names of persons eligible for appointment.
(b)
The commissioner of human resources shall certify to the commissioner of safety a list of the top eligible applicants from the register.
(c)
(1)
Residence of the applicants shall be disregarded in making up such a list.
(2)
In making appointments from among the eligible applicants on the list, the county of residence of the applicants may be considered in order to achieve some equitable distribution of positions in the state service in proportion to county populations.
Acts 1974, ch. 688, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-713; Acts 2007, ch. 60, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-104 - Duties

It is the duty of the members of the Tennessee highway patrol, under the direction of the commissioner of safety, to:
(1)
Patrol the state highways and enforce all laws, and all rules and regulations of the department of transportation regulating traffic on and use of those highways; and
(2)
Assist the department of revenue and the county clerks of the state in the collection of all taxes and revenue going to the state, and in the enforcement of all laws relating to same.
Acts 1929 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 25, §§ 3, 4; Code 1932, § 11462; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 44; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, §§ 10, 27; impl. am. Acts 1945, ch. 28, §§ 1-3; C. Supp. 1950, § 11462; Acts 1951, ch. 256, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, §§ 3, 14; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-703.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-105 - Enforcement of motor carrier laws

The members of the Tennessee highway patrol have jurisdiction and authority to make such investigation of operators of motor vehicles for hire as they may see fit to ascertain whether or not they are operating in compliance with §
65-15-109
, and whether or not they are otherwise complying with the law relating to such operators, and they have authority to make arrests for any violation of title 65, chapter 15, or of any other traffic law of the state.
Acts 1931, ch. 79, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 11463.2; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 69, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-704; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 69.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-106 - Enforcement of animal disease laws

(a)
The Tennessee highway patrol is granted the further authority, and it is its duty, to enforce title 44, chapter 2, part 1, relative to the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases among domestic animals and protection to the livestock industry.
(b)
The Tennessee highway patrol is granted the same authority and police power to enforce title 44, chapter 2 as is vested in the commissioner of agriculture and in the state veterinarian by title 44, chapter 2.
(c)
Any fines assessed and collected under title 44, chapter 2, part 1 in arrests made by the Tennessee highway patrol shall be divided, one-half (1/2) to the department of agriculture and one-half (1/2) to the Tennessee highway patrol.
Acts 1939, ch. 41, §§ 1, 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 11462; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-705.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-107 - Powers of members - Age - Uniforms - Protective vests

(a)
The members of the Tennessee highway patrol are clothed with all such necessary police powers as will enable them properly to perform their duties, as outlined and defined in §§
4-7-104
- 4-7-106, including the right to make arrests and the right to serve criminal warrants and subpoenas for witnesses. The fees taxed to them for arrests and service of warrants only for violations of the laws of the road and violations of the revenue laws of the state, and subpoenas are to be paid over to the commissioner of safety, and then to be transmitted to the state treasurer to be credited to the general fund of this state, and such funds as may be necessary for the operation of the Tennessee highway patrol shall be made available through appropriation by the general assembly.
(b)
Each patrol officer appointed shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(c)
All members of the Tennessee highway patrol when on duty shall wear a uniform to be designated by the commissioner of safety and shall be provided with a bullet-proof or protective vest for wear in hazardous situations.
(d)
All members of the Tennessee highway patrol shall be provided with training in proper procedures to respond to persons with mental illnesses.
Acts 1929 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 25, § 5; Code 1932, § 11463; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 44; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, §§ 10, 27; impl. am. Acts 1945, ch. 28, §§ 1-3; C. Supp. 1950, § 11463; Acts 1951, ch. 256, § 2; 1963, ch. 274, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 162, § 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-706; Acts 1984, ch. 927, § 1; 2007, ch. 259, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-108 - Carrying pistol

It is lawful for Tennessee highway patrol officers employed by the Tennessee highway patrol to wear or carry a pistol at such times as they are in uniform and on active duty, in like manner as the city or metropolitan police officers.
Acts 1931, ch. 62, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 11463.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-707.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-109 - Temporary retention of disabled member on payroll

(a)
Whenever a commissioned member of the department of safety is injured in the line of duty and such injury disables the member from performing the member's regular duties, whether such disability is temporary or permanent, it is lawful for the commissioner of safety, in the commissioner's sound discretion and with the approval of the governor and the attorney general and reporter, to retain such injured disabled member of the department upon the regular payroll of the department until such member's claim for compensation for such disability is determined by the division of claims and risk management.
(b)
(1)
The discretionary authority granted to the commissioner in subsection (a) with respect to commissioned members of the department shall also extend in like manner to the department's driver license examiners who are injured and disabled in the line of duty.
(2)
In any recovery from, or settlement with, a third party made by such driver license examiners where the state receives any part of such recovery in compensation for payments made under this subsection (b), the state shall pay a pro rata share, based on the percentage of the recovery it receives, of any attorney fees paid or agreed to by the driver license examiner to secure such settlement or recovery.
Acts 1953, ch. 139, § 1 (Williams, § 11463.3); Acts 1977, ch. 20, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-710; Acts 1984, ch. 972, § 19(l); 1987, ch. 88, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-110 - Retired commission card - Retention of service weapon and badge by retired members

(a)
Any commissioned member of the department of safety, who performs honorably and retires from the department in good standing, as determined solely by the commissioner, shall be issued by the department a retired commission card, which shall identify the member, the member's department and rank, and the fact that the member is retired. The card 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."
(b)
(1)
A commissioned member, who is issued a retired commission card pursuant to subsection (a), may retain the member's service weapon and badge in recognition of the member's years of good and faithful service; provided, that the member retires:
(A)
After twenty-five (25) or more years of service;
(B)
After twenty (20) or more years of service, as a result of disability; or
(C)
Upon attaining the mandatory retirement age imposed in title 8, chapter 36.
(2)
A commissioned member, who is issued a retired commission card pursuant to subsection (a) but who is not included within subdivision (b)(1), may retain the member's service weapon and badge in recognition of the member's years of good and faithful service; provided, that the member reimburses the department for the cost of the service weapon and badge.
(3)
Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed to require the department to purchase additional service weapons.
(c)
Each badge retained pursuant to subsection (b) shall be permanently marked to indicate the retired status of the commissioned member.
(d)
(1)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a commissioned member of the department of safety dies or is killed in the line of duty, the department shall be authorized to present the member's service weapon to the member's surviving spouse or children, or, if the member had no spouse or children, to the member's parents.
(2)
If the surviving child or children are under twenty-one (21) years of age, the service weapon shall be given into the custody of the child's legal guardian to be held until the child or eldest surviving child attains twenty-one (21) years of age.
(3)
If the surviving spouse, child or children, surviving parents or legal guardian of such person is not eligible to possess a firearm under federal or state law, the department shall not present the service weapon to them.
Acts 1974, ch. 710, § 1; 1976, ch. 718, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-714; Acts 1982, ch. 657, § 1; 1987, ch. 88, § 2; 1996, ch. 675, § 2; 2009, ch. 147, § 1; 2010, ch. 753, § 1; 2011, ch. 444, § 1; 2012, ch. 903, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-111 - Longevity pay

(a)
In addition to all other salary benefits otherwise payable, every commissioned member of the department of safety shall be paid longevity pay according to the following schedule:
(1)
First through the fifth year - none;
(2)
Beginning with the month following the fifth anniversary of the member's employment, the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per month times the member's total years of service.
(b)
The longevity pay provided for in subsection (a) shall not be in lieu of merit raises, step increases or cost of living increases, but shall be in addition to all such increases.
(c)
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent to reward experience and faithful service to the state and to encourage career law enforcement officers to remain in service to the state.
(d)
In addition to the five dollars ($5.00) per month longevity payment authorized in subsection (a), each eligible employee shall receive a longevity payment supplement in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per year for each year of creditable service with the Tennessee highway patrol for the first fifteen (15) years of service only.
(e)
Funds required to fund this section are hereby directed to be from the 1977 increase in driver license fees.
Acts 1977, ch. 341, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A., § 4-715; Acts 1982, ch. 875, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-112 - Rules and regulations - Expenses of patrol

(a)
The commissioner of safety is charged with the proper administration of this part, and may make such rules and regulations relating thereto as may be necessary.
(b)
The expenses of carrying out this part, including the compensation of the members of the Tennessee highway patrol, and their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, shall be paid out of the motor vehicle fund; provided, that such expenses and compensation shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of such fund per annum; and provided further, that only the net amount of the motor vehicle fund shall be subject to allocation between the department of transportation and the various counties.
Acts 1929 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 25, § 6; Code 1932, § 11464; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 44; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, §§ 10, 27; Acts 1939, ch. 174, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1945, ch. 28, §§ 1-3; C. Supp. 1950, § 11464; Acts 1951, ch. 256, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-711.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-113 - Construction of part

(a)
This part is necessary to:
(1)
Protect the lives and safety of the traveling public on state highways;
(2)
Conserve and preserve the state's property; and
(3)
Assist in the collection of state revenues.
(b)
This part is remedial in nature and shall be construed liberally.
Acts 1929 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 25, § 7; Code 1932, § 11465; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-712.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-114 - Enforcement of anti-theft laws

(a)
The members of the Tennessee highway patrol have jurisdiction and authority, and it is their duty, to aid in the enforcement of the criminal provisions of title 55, chapter 5 and §
39-14-103
, whenever an alleged violation of those statutory provisions involves unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.
(b)
Members of the highway patrol have authority to investigate and to make arrests for violations of such statutory provisions whenever an alleged violation involves unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.
Acts 1980, ch. 884, § 3; 1996, ch. 675, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-115 - Use of dogs to detect drugs

The Tennessee highway patrol is authorized to utilize dogs trained to detect marijuana and other illicit substances in its work, as may be desirable and appropriate.
Acts 1983, ch. 120, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-117 - Monthly payment to be used for medical care of retired canine in care of highway patrol officer

(a)
When a canine that was utilized in the service of the highway patrol is retired due to age, service-related injury, or any other reason, and the canine is retired to the care and custody of a highway patrol officer, whether active or retired, the department of safety, from funds budgeted to the department through the general appropriations act, shall pay, on a monthly basis, the officer caring for the retired canine the sum of eighty-five dollars ($85.00) to be used exclusively for the medical care of the retired canine.
(b)
The officer with custody of the retired canine shall maintain records of all medical treatment provided to the retired canine in the officer's care and custody and, by June 1 of each year, submit a copy of these medical records to the department of safety for the fiscal year ending at the end of that month.
(c)
Within thirty (30) days of the death of a retired canine in the care of a highway patrol officer, the officer shall notify the department of safety of the canine's death. Upon receiving notification pursuant to this subsection (c), the monthly medical treatment payments to the officer provided by this section shall cease.
(d)
The monthly amount set out in subsection (a) shall be in addition to any amount that is otherwise due and paid to the officer by virtue of salary, retirement, disability, or other reason.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-118 - Canine training for highway patrol officers

(a)
Effective August 1, 2003, before a person appointed by the commissioner can become a commissioned member of the highway patrol, such person, as a part of the training for such position, shall complete a course of instruction in animal behavior generally and canine behavior specifically that complies with the requirements of §
38-8-117
.
(b)
For members of the highway patrol who have completed the animal behavior training course required by subsections (a) and (c), any annual in-service training, required for members of the highway patrol, may also include the animal behavior training course.
(c)
Any member of the highway patrol who was employed prior to the time when the course of instruction required by subsection (a) was established and offered shall be required to complete it as part of any annual in-service training required of the highway patrol. Any such member shall have two (2) years from June 15, 2004, to receive the instruction required by subsection (a). Any officer who does not comply with this subsection (c) shall be subject to departmental disciplinary proceedings.
(d)
Any member of the highway patrol who completes a course of instruction in animal behavior approved by the POST commission for use as required in §
38-8-117
, shall be in compliance with this section.
Acts 2004, ch. 940, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-119 - Protection detail - Use of agency vehicles - Required training

(a)
If the commissioner of safety or the governor has assigned a protection detail for purposes of protecting or escorting a person when required for security, threat assessments, or safety precautions for the protectee or general welfare of the public, then:
(1)
Officers of the Tennessee highway patrol may utilize their agency's vehicles and emergency equipment for purposes of carrying out its duties under the assigned protection detail; and
(2)
Officers of local law enforcement agencies may utilize their local law enforcement agency's vehicles and emergency equipment for purposes of assisting the Tennessee highway patrol in carrying out its duties under the assigned protection detail.
(b)
Operators of emergency vehicles utilized in a protection detail in accordance with subsection (a):
(1)
Must be adequately trained for such operation in accordance with the Vanessa K. Free Emergency Services Training Act of 2005, codified in §
55-8-194
; and
(2)
May operate such vehicles exercising the privileges set forth in §
55-8-108
.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 138, s 1, eff. 4/6/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-120 - Political activity

No member of the Tennessee highway patrol shall engage in political activity, support or opposition to any candidate, party or measure in any election when on duty or acting in the member's official capacity. When off duty and acting as a private citizen, no member of the Tennessee highway patrol shall be prohibited from engaging in political activity or denied the right to refrain from engaging in political activity.
Acts 2006, ch. 1009, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-121 - Officers trained to enforce federal immigration laws

Highway patrol officers certified as trained in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the state of Tennessee and the United States department of homeland security pursuant to §
4-3-2015
are authorized to enforce federal immigration laws while performing within the scope of their authorized duties as state highway patrol officers.
Acts 2007, ch. 165, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-122) › Section 4-7-122 - Retired members - Employment by local enforcement agencies

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, retired members of the Tennessee highway patrol are eligible to be employed by local law enforcement agencies; provided, that the retired member meets the certification and firearms training requirements of the local law enforcement agency with which the retired member seeks employment.
Acts 2008, ch. 972, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 2 - COMPENSATION (§§ 4-7-201 — 4-7-209) › Section 4-7-201 - Annual compensation survey

The commissioner of human resources shall annually conduct a survey of the then current compensation levels of the duty classifications and classes of position in §
4-7-203
in the following adjacent states - Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri - for the purpose of implementing a revised salary schedule for such duty classifications and classes of position.
Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 1; 2007, ch. 60, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 2 - COMPENSATION (§§ 4-7-201 — 4-7-209) › Section 4-7-202 - Report of survey

The commissioner of human resources is directed to annually report on or before September 1, the data and conclusions of the compensation survey to the commissioner of safety, the commissioner of finance and administration, the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives and the office of legislative budget analysis.
Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 2; 2007, ch. 60, § 3; 2010, ch. 1030, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 2 - COMPENSATION (§§ 4-7-201 — 4-7-209) › Section 4-7-203 - Corresponding duty classifications and compensation in adjacent states

(a)
(1)
The commissioner of human resources shall determine corresponding duty classifications of highway patrol officers or other state officers of the adjacent states who perform the same or similar duties as fully commissioned members employed by the department of safety, and electronic alarms technicians of the division of motor vehicle enforcement. The commissioner shall utilize the duty classifications of such members of the department of safety that were in use on January 1, 1985, to determine the classification and compensation of such members.
(2)
This part shall apply to the following members of the department of safety:
(A)
Commissioned members of the highway patrol;
(B)
Commissioned members of the division of motor vehicle enforcement; and
(C)
Electronic alarms technicians of the division of motor vehicle enforcement.
(b)
This part shall apply to the commissioned members of the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy.
(c)
The compensation report shall determine the compensation levels of highway patrol officers or other state officers of the adjacent states who have attained the same or similar class of position, for each of the duty classifications, as the classes of position that were in use on January 1, 1985, to determine the classification and compensation of such members of the department of safety.
Impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 93, § 1; Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 3; 2006, ch. 1009, §§ 2, 3; 2007, ch. 60, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 2 - COMPENSATION (§§ 4-7-201 — 4-7-209) › Section 4-7-204 - Establishment of compensation schedule

(a)
(1)
The survey shall determine the lowest step in the range in each adjacent state for each class of position in each duty classification, and from such data determine the average compensation paid in the adjacent states for each class of position in each duty classification.
(2)
The survey shall establish a ten-step range in each class of position in each duty classification. The amount of average compensation as determined in this section shall equal Step 1 of each class of position in each duty classification.
(3)
Step 2 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred four and one-half percent (104.5%) of Step 1.
(4)
Step 3 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred nine and two-tenths percent (109.2%) of Step 1.
(5)
Step 4 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred fourteen and twelve hundredths percent (114.12%) of Step 1.
(6)
Step 5 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred nineteen and one-quarter percent (119.25%) of Step 1.
(7)
Step 6 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred twenty-four and sixty-two hundredths percent (124.62%) of Step 1.
(8)
Step 7 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred thirty and twenty-three hundredths percent (130.23%) of Step 1.
(9)
Step 8 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred thirty-six and nine hundredths percent (136.09%) of Step 1.
(10)
Step 9 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred forty-two and twenty-one hundredths percent (142.21%) of Step 1.
(11)
Step 10 of each class of position in each duty classification shall equal one hundred forty-eight and sixty-one hundredths percent (148.61%) of Step 1.
(b)
(1)
In determining the compensation paid in each adjacent state for each class of position in each duty classification, the survey shall not include any employment benefits other than direct compensation, and shall not include any longevity pay unless such pay is a normal part of the monthly base pay schedule.
(2)
In determining the compensation paid in each adjacent state for each class of position for the duty classifications within the division of motor vehicle enforcement, the survey shall not include any personnel from an adjacent state who are not commissioned members of a state organization, regardless of any similarity of duties, and shall not include any personnel from an adjacent state who are commissioned members of a state police or highway patrol organization.
Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 4; 1987, ch. 245, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 2 - COMPENSATION (§§ 4-7-201 — 4-7-209) › Section 4-7-205 - Implementation of salary schedule

(a)
The salary schedule determined by the most recent compensation survey shall be implemented by the commissioners of human resources and finance and administration in the next fiscal year, subject only to availability of appropriations.
(b)
In each fiscal year all funds appropriated in the general appropriations act and allocated for the salaries of fully commissioned members of the department of safety and electronic alarms technicians of the division of motor vehicle enforcement shall be first used to implement the compensation survey. To the extent of any remaining funds, the general assembly, upon the recommendations of the department of human resources, shall provide for the expenditure of such funds.
(c)
(1)
No adjustment arising from the survey provided for in this part or the salary schedule determined by the survey shall take effect until such adjustment is funded in the general appropriations bill.
(2)
The payment of such adjustment or increase in the salary schedule is conditioned upon such adjustment or increase being funded in the general appropriations bill.
Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 5; 1987, ch. 245, § 2; 2007, ch. 60, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 2 - COMPENSATION (§§ 4-7-201 — 4-7-209) › Section 4-7-207 - Promotions

Any promotion to a higher class of position shall result in a minimum increase of compensation of at least five percent (5%), notwithstanding §
4-7-206
.
Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 2 - COMPENSATION (§§ 4-7-201 — 4-7-209) › Section 4-7-208 - Determination of compensation for each step

For implementation purposes of the compensation survey in fiscal year 1988-1989, and in all subsequent fiscal years, the average compensation for each class of position in each duty classification shall be determined in accordance with §
4-7-204(a)(1)
. All other steps shall be computed in accordance with §
4-7-204(a)
.
Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 2 - COMPENSATION (§§ 4-7-201 — 4-7-209) › Section 4-7-209 - Suspension of step schedules

(a)
Implementation of salary increases pursuant to this part based on step schedules shall be suspended for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004, and beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010. In the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2010, and in subsequent fiscal years, salary increases pursuant to this part based on step schedules shall not include time of service between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004, nor between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010.
(b)
The salary increase provided by this part and suspended by subsection (a) for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, shall be reinstated effective July 1, 2017. For purposes of determining the appropriate salary classification pursuant to this part, credible service for the time period of July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, shall be included.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 461,s 5, eff. 7/1/2017.
Acts 2003, ch. 355, § 2; 2009, ch. 531, § 20.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 3 - LITTER PREVENTION AND CONTROL LAW (§§ 4-7-301 — 4-7-306) › Section 4-7-301 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Litter Prevention and Control Law."
Acts 1988, ch. 1007, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 3 - LITTER PREVENTION AND CONTROL LAW (§§ 4-7-301 — 4-7-306) › Section 4-7-302 - Creation of special unit

(a)
There is created within the Tennessee highway patrol a special unit for the enforcement of the Litter Control Law, compiled in title 39, chapter 14, part 5. The unit shall consist of a minimum of eight (8) members of the highway patrol. Such members shall be stationed in equal numbers in the eight (8) highway patrol districts.
(b)
Sections
4-7-102
,
4-7-103
,
4-7-107
- 4-7-112, and 4-7-201 - 4-7-208 shall apply to the members authorized in subsection (a).
Acts 1988, ch. 1007, § 2; 1996, ch. 675, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 3 - LITTER PREVENTION AND CONTROL LAW (§§ 4-7-301 — 4-7-306) › Section 4-7-303 - Jurisdiction, authority and duty

The members of the special unit created by this part have jurisdiction and authority, and it is their duty, to enforce the Litter Control Law, compiled in title 39, chapter 14, part 5. Such jurisdiction shall include all public roads, highways, rights-of-way, waters and property.
Acts 1988, ch. 1007, § 2; 1996, ch. 675, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 3 - LITTER PREVENTION AND CONTROL LAW (§§ 4-7-301 — 4-7-306) › Section 4-7-304 - Reporting of violations - Prosecutions

The special unit created by this part shall encourage citizens to report violations of the Litter Control Law, compiled in title 39, chapter 14, part 5, and to prosecute offenders. If a citizen reports a violation of such law and declines to prosecute, the special unit shall notify the suspected offender by letter of the provisions of the Litter Control Law of 1971 and penalties for violation thereof.
Acts 1988, ch. 1007, § 2; 1996, ch. 675, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 3 - LITTER PREVENTION AND CONTROL LAW (§§ 4-7-301 — 4-7-306) › Section 4-7-305 - Training - Rules and regulations

The commissioner of safety shall provide for appropriate training for members of the special unit created by this part. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, to implement this part.
Acts 1988, ch. 1007, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 3 - LITTER PREVENTION AND CONTROL LAW (§§ 4-7-301 — 4-7-306) › Section 4-7-306 - Citizen cooperation

The special unit created by this part shall encourage the citizens of this state to cooperate with the department in preventing and controlling violations of the Litter Control Law, compiled in title 39, chapter 14, part 5. Such unit shall develop programs to accomplish such cooperation, including, but not limited to, "litter watch" programs.
Acts 1988, ch. 1007, § 2; 1996, ch. 675, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 4 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION (§§ 4-7-401 — 4-7-405) › Section 4-7-401 - Creation

There is created the criminal investigation division within the Tennessee highway patrol, referred to as "CID" in this part.
Acts 2006, ch. 879, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 4 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION (§§ 4-7-401 — 4-7-405) › Section 4-7-402 - Purpose - Jurisdiction

(a)
The mission of the CID shall be to investigate, gather evidence and assist federal, state and local law enforcement in the prosecution of criminal offenses enumerated in §
4-7-404(3)
.
(b)
The CID shall have original jurisdiction to enforce title 55, chapter 5, relative to automobile anti-theft, odometer and fraud prevention, as well as all criminal matters initiated by the highway patrol or other divisions of the department of safety, including, but not limited to, the investigation of vehicular homicides, vehicular assaults and traffic crashes involving death or serious bodily injury.
Acts 2006, ch. 879, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 4 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION (§§ 4-7-401 — 4-7-405) › Section 4-7-403 - Staffing

The CID shall be staffed in an appropriate and professional manner to carry out its duties and functions. Such staffing shall be in the discretion of the commissioner of safety.
Acts 2006, ch. 879, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 4 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION (§§ 4-7-401 — 4-7-405) › Section 4-7-404 - Authority

Members of the CID shall have the authority to:
(1)
Provide investigative and technical support to the highway patrol in all criminal matters initiated by their actions;
(2)
Provide investigative and technical support to the driver license division of the department of safety;
(3)
Conduct overt and covert criminal investigations relating to:
(A)
Motor vehicle and motorized vehicle theft;
(B)
Stolen motor vehicles and motorized vehicle parts;
(C)
Stolen boats, airplanes and parts therefrom;
(D)
Violation of title and registration laws and operation of chop shops in title 55, chapter 5;
(E)
Identify theft laws;
(F)
Odometer fraud;
(G)
Vehicular homicides;
(H)
Vehicular assault; and
(I)
Insurance fraud related to motor vehicles; and
(4)
Provide technical and investigative support to the internal affairs division of the department of safety.
Acts 2006, ch. 879, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 7 - HIGHWAY PATROL (§§ 4-7-101 — 4-7-405) › Part 4 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION (§§ 4-7-401 — 4-7-405) › Section 4-7-405 - Assisting the TBI

The CID may also assist the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) in any other criminal investigations not specified in §
4-7-404
, upon written request by the director of the TBI and approval of the commissioner of safety.
Acts 2006, ch. 879, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 8 - STATE CAPITOL AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-405) › Part 1 - CAPITOL GROUNDS AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-105) › Section 4-8-102 - Superintendence of deliveries and shipments

The department of general services shall superintend the delivery of supplies of fuel, water and stationery for the different departments of the state government, the delivery of all necessary dispatches and communications, and the packing and shipments of the acts, journals and other public documents.
Acts 1899, ch. 198, § 3; Shan., § 302; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 33, 34; Code 1932, § 420; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, §§ 5, 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-802; modified.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 8 - STATE CAPITOL AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-405) › Part 1 - CAPITOL GROUNDS AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-105) › Section 4-8-103 - Capitol employees

(a)
The commissioner of general services is authorized to appoint one (1) or more security guards for the capitol and capitol grounds, who shall receive for services the sums appropriated, and one (1) or more porters, who shall receive the sums appropriated.
(b)
The commissioner may also appoint a landscape gardener to perform such duties in connection with the care of the grounds as may from time to time be necessary.
Acts 1899, ch. 198, § 4; Shan., § 303; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 33, 34; mod. Code 1932, § 421; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, §§ 5, 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-803.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 8 - STATE CAPITOL AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-405) › Part 1 - CAPITOL GROUNDS AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-105) › Section 4-8-104 - Police powers of security guards

(a)
The security guards are vested with police powers.
(b)
It is their duty to arrest any and all persons committing nuisances or misdemeanors in or around the capitol, annexes, or on the grounds, or for other violation of law, and take such offender or offenders before some magistrate for trial and punishment.
Acts 1899, ch. 198, § 5; Shan., § 304; mod. Code 1932, § 422; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-804.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 8 - STATE CAPITOL AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-405) › Part 1 - CAPITOL GROUNDS AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-105) › Section 4-8-105 - Supervision of porters

The commissioner of general services has general supervision and control of all porters appointed or employed at the expense of the state in connection with any and all of the departments in and about the capitol.
Acts 1899, ch. 198, § 7; Shan., § 304a1; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 33, 34; Code 1932, § 423; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, §§ 5, 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-805.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 8 - STATE CAPITOL AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-405) › Part 2 - CAPITOL PARKING (§§ 4-8-201 — 4-8-206) › Section 4-8-201 - Rules and regulations

(a)
The governor is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the parking of motor vehicles on the state-owned property known as Capitol Hill and immediately surrounding the state capitol at Nashville. The office of the chief clerk of the senate and the office of the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall each be assigned a minimum of six (6) parking spaces pursuant to such rules and regulations; and the chief clerk of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall jointly possess exclusive custody, control and direction of any parking spaces developed and constructed, after January 1, 2001, on the right side of the drive on Capitol Hill up to the state capitol.
(b)
Such rules and regulations when promulgated shall be enforced by the commissioner of general services, in the manner provided in this part.
Acts 1951, ch. 131, § 1 (Williams, § 423a); modified; Acts 1955, ch. 219, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, §§ 5, 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-807; Acts 2004, ch. 736, § 1; 2010, ch. 1062, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 8 - STATE CAPITOL AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-405) › Part 2 - CAPITOL PARKING (§§ 4-8-201 — 4-8-206) › Section 4-8-202 - Marking of parking space

Such parking space as exists on Capitol Hill shall be marked and defined under the rules and regulations promulgated by the governor, with due regard to safety and the orderly operation of the business of this state.
Acts 1951, ch. 131, § 2 (Williams, § 423a); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-808.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 8 - STATE CAPITOL AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-405) › Part 2 - CAPITOL PARKING (§§ 4-8-201 — 4-8-206) › Section 4-8-204 - Car pool section parking - Designation of area

There shall be reserved a priority section of a sufficient number of parking spaces in the Capitol Hill state employees parking lot to accommodate those who wish to participate in the car pool program. The area shall be designated the "car pool section" to be used solely for car pool priority parking for state employees; however, unused parking spaces in the car pool section may be released at an appropriate time for use by other state employees.
Acts 1976, ch. 409, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-811.