Tennessee § 33-10-402 - Application of part.

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§ 33-10-402. Application of part.

This part shall be an alternative to part 2 of this chapter. This part shall apply to a county and shall take effect only upon adoption of a resolution by the county legislative body electing to establish programs and procedures for the detention and treatment of such persons in that county pursuant to this part and to provide appropriate first year funding for those programs. Acts 1990, ch. 639, § 2; 1993, ch. 234, § 8; T.C.A., § 33-8-502 ; Acts 2009, ch. 186, § 27; T.C.A. § 68-24-502 . Code Commission Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 186, § 27 purported to transfer this section from § 68-24-502 to § 33-10-502 ; however, § 68-24-502 was transferred to § 33-10-402 by the code commission.

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