Tennessee § 29-13-101 - Short title.
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§ 29-13-101. Short title.
This chapter and § 40-24-107 shall be known and may be cited as the “Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1976.” Acts 1976, ch. 736, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 23-3501, 23-35-101; Acts 1992, ch. 761, § 1. Cross-References. Compensation for crime victims from inmate wages in restitution industries program, § 41-6-206 . Criminal injuries compensation fund, § 40-24-107 . Jurisdiction for claims under Criminal Injuries Compensation Act transferred to claims commission for all claims filed on or after January 1, 1987, § 9-8-307 . Victim's compensation where death or injury caused by motor vehicle operator's intoxication, § 40-24-107 . Victims of crime assistance fund, § 9-4-205 . Victims of drunk drivers compensation fund, § 40-24-107 . Law Reviews. Compensating Violent Crime Victims in the State of Tennessee (Keith Jordan), 20 No. 3 Tenn. B.J. 9 (1984). Criminal Injuries Compensation (Richard W. Rucker), 24 No. 6 Tenn. B.J. 28 (1989). Criminal Injuries Compensation: A Primer (Richard W. Rucker), 23 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 32 (1987). Mass Tort Litigation in Tennessee (Paul Campbell, III and Hugh J. Moore, Jr.), 53 Tenn. L. Rev. 221 (1986). Selected Tennessee Legislation of 1986, 54 Tenn. L. Rev. 457 (1987). Tennessee's Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, 7 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. Attorney General Opinions. Hospital liens on criminal injuries compensation awards, OAG 88-29 (2/10/88). Comparative Legislation. Criminal injuries compensation: Ala. Code § 41-9-80 et seq. Ark. Code § 16-90-701 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 17-14-30 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 346.020 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 99-37-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.255 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15B-1 et seq. Va. Code § 19.2-368.1 et seq. Cited: Hawkins v. Case Mgmt., Inc., 165 S.W.3d 296, 2004 Tenn. App. LEXIS 593 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004).
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