Tennessee § 40-25-144 - Filing deadline for claims against the state for payment of costs. [See Compiler's Notes for information regarding repeal of 2017 amendment.]
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§ 40-25-144. Filing deadline for claims against the state for payment of costs. [See Compiler's Notes for information regarding repeal of 2017 amendment.]
No claim against the state for payment of costs under this chapter shall be paid unless the claim is submitted to the department of correction within six (6) months from the date of entry of the judgment of conviction. [Repealed effective June 30, 2019.] However, for good cause shown, the commissioner of correction, or the commissioner's representative, may extend this limitation period for an additional six (6) months. Acts 2014, ch. 582, § 1; 2017, ch. 85, § 1; 2018, ch. 561, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2017, ch. 85, § 2, as amended by Acts 2018, ch. 561, § 1, provided that the act, which added subsection (b), shall apply to all claims against the state submitted on or after July 1, 2017. The act is repealed on June 30, 2019. However, any extension of time granted pursuant to § 40-25-144(b) within six (6) months of June 30, 2019, shall remain valid until the expiration of the six-month extension.
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Section 40-25-144 ("Filing deadline for claims against the state for payment of costs. [See Compiler's Notes for information regarding repeal of 2017 amendment.]") 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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