Tennessee § 33-6-803 - Certification for treatment.
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§ 33-6-803. Certification for treatment.
If, as a result of the examination provided for in § 33-6-802 , it is found that the convicted person is capable of being successfully treated, this fact shall be certified by the examining official or officials to the commissioner of correction, together with the suggested treatment, whereupon, the commissioner of correction shall provide the treatment. Acts 1957, ch. 288, § 4; 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-1304; Acts 1989, ch. 311, § 2; T.C.A., § 33-6-304 ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1. Collateral References. Jurisdiction of court to permit sterilization of mentally defective person in absence of specific statutory authority. 74 A.L.R.3d 1210.
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Section 33-6-803 ("Certification for treatment.") 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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