Tennessee § 41-25-101 - International transfer of convicted criminals.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 41-25-101 — International transfer of convicted criminals., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-25-101. International transfer of convicted criminals.
When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country providing for the transfer of convicted criminal offenders who are citizens or nationals of foreign countries to those foreign countries of which they are citizens or nationals, the governor or the governor's designee is authorized, subject to the terms of the treaty, to act on behalf of the state of Tennessee and to consent to the transfer of the convicted criminal felons. The governor or the governor's designee is authorized to develop policies, procedures and processes to carry out the mandates of this section. Acts 1999, ch. 213, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-25-101 ("International transfer of convicted criminals.") 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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