Tennessee § 33-6-802 - Examination upon conviction for sex crime.

§ 33-6-802. Examination upon conviction for sex crime.

Any person convicted of a sex crime shall be examined thoroughly by a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, licensed psychological examiner, licensed senior psychological examiner, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatry, licensed professional counselor, or licensed clinical social worker from the department of correction as soon as practicable after admittance to the penal facility. A community mental health center may provide the examination when the service is specifically contracted for and funded by the department of mental health and substance abuse services or the department of correction. Acts 1957, ch. 288, § 3; 1974, ch. 802, § 52; 1975, ch. 248, § 1; 1981, ch. 224, § 26; T.C.A., § 33-1303; Acts 1986, ch. 595, § 1; 1989, ch. 311, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-6-303 ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6; 2001, ch. 334, § 6; 2002, ch. 730, § 46; 2010, ch. 1100, § 45; 2012, ch. 575, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 153 provided that the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, the commissioner of mental health (now commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services), the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Collateral References. Standard of proof required under statute providing for commitment of sexual offenders or sexual psychopaths. 96 A.L.R.3d 840.