Tennessee § 33-3-610 - Place of hearing.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 33-3-610 — Place of hearing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-3-610. Place of hearing.
The hearing shall be conducted in a place where the court is usually held or in a physical setting not likely to have a harmful effect on the mental condition of the defendant. No hearing shall be conducted in a jail or other custodial facility for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of criminal offenses. The court shall determine the place of the hearing and may exclude the public from the hearing on motion of the defendant if the interests of the defendant and the public would best be served by exclusion. Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 9; T.C.A., § 33-369; Acts 1984, ch. 922, § 16; 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-3-610 ("Place of hearing.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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