Tennessee § 40-20-201 - Department of correction — Authority.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-20-201 — Department of correction — Authority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-20-201. Department of correction — Authority.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, in the event that an offender is sentenced to confinement in the department of correction for six (6) years or less and is committed to the department, the department shall have the authority to place the offender in a special alternative incarceration unit in lieu of confinement in a regular state penal facility. In such a unit the offender shall, at a minimum, be required to participate for a period of ninety (90) days in an intensive regimen of work, exercise, military-type discipline and available treatment programs in accordance with policies and procedures established by the department. Acts 1989, ch. 217, § 2. Attorney General Opinions. Constitutionality, OAG 94-052 (4/6/94).
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Section 40-20-201 ("Department of correction — Authority.") 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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