Tennessee § 40-33-216 - Annual seizure report by department.

§ 40-33-216. Annual seizure report by department.

By March 1 of each year, the department of safety shall report to the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairs of the judiciary committee of the senate and the judiciary committee of the house of representatives, a report detailing, for the previous calendar year: The total number of seizure cases opened by the department; The number of seizure cases where an arrest was made; The total number of cases resulting in forfeiture; The types of property seized under this part and the totals of each type; The amount of currency seized; The amount of currency forfeited; The total number of cases which resulted in a default by the property owner; The total amount of currency forfeited as a result of default; The total number of cases which resulted in a settlement; The total amount of currency forfeited as a result of settlement; The total amount of currency returned to the property owners as a result of settlement; The total number of cases resulting in a hearing; The total number of hearings resulting in forfeiture of assets; The total amount of currency forfeited as a result of disposition by hearing; The total amount of currency returned to the property owners as a result of a disposition by hearing; and How proceeds derived from forfeited assets are used by the department. The department shall include each category of information for the department as a whole and separately for each individual law enforcement agency that opened a forfeiture proceeding with the department in the previous calendar year. The information reported by the department in subdivision (a)(16) and to the department in § 40-33-211(a)(2) shall be made accessible to the public on the department's website through a prominent link provided on the home page. Acts 2016, ch. 861, § 1; 2017, ch. 441, §§ 1, 2; 2018, ch. 999, §§ 1, 2; 2019, ch. 345, § 59. Amendments. The 2018 amendment added (a)(16); and added (c). The 2019 amendment substituted “judiciary committee” for “, civil justice committee of the house of representatives, and criminal justice committee” preceding “of the house” in (a). Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 999, § 4. July 1, 2018; provided, that for purposes of promulgating rules, policies, forms, and procedures and making necessary provisions for the implementation of the act, the act took effect May 21, 2018. Acts 2019, ch. 345, § 148. May 10, 2019.