Tennessee § 40-28-302 - Policy on community supervision.
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§ 40-28-302. Policy on community supervision.
Supervised individuals shall be subject to: Violation revocation proceedings and possible incarceration for failure to comply with the conditions of supervision when such failure constitutes a significant risk to prior victims of the supervised individual or the community at large and cannot be appropriately managed in the community; or Sanctions other than revocation as appropriate to the severity of the violation behavior, the risk of future criminal behavior by the offender, and the need for, and availability of, interventions which may assist the offender to remain compliant and crime-free in the community. Acts 2016, ch. 906, § 14. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2016, ch. 906, § 14 enacted a new part 7, §§ 40-28-701 — 40-28-706 , but the part has been redesignated as part 3, §§ 40-28-301 — 40-28-306 , by authority of the Code Commission. Compiler’s Notes. Acts 2016, ch. 906, § 1 provided that the act, which enacted this section, shall be known and may be cited as the Public Safety Act of 2016.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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