Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524 (2026)
Sentence of community supervision for life
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) In addition to the punishment authorized by the specific statute prohibiting the conduct, a person shall receive a sentence of community supervision for life who, on or after:
- (1) July 1, 1996, commits a violation of § 39-13-502, § 39-13-503, § 39-13-504, or § 39-13-522;
- (2) July 1, 2010, commits a violation of § 39-13-531;
- (3) The applicable date as provided in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) attempts to commit a violation of any of the sections enumerated in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2);
- (4) July 1, 2021, facilitates the commission of a violation of § 39-13-522 or § 39-13-531;
- (5) July 1, 2022, commits a violation of § 39-13-316(a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5); or
- (6) July 1, 2024, commits a violation of § 39-13-518.
- (b) The judgment of conviction for all persons to whom subsection (a) applies shall include that the person is sentenced to community supervision for life.
- (c) The sentence of community supervision for life shall commence immediately upon the expiration of the term of imprisonment imposed upon the person by the court or upon the person's release from regular parole supervision, whichever first occurs.
- (d)
- (1) A person on community supervision shall be under the jurisdiction, supervision and control of the department of correction in the same manner as a person under parole supervision. The department is authorized on an individual basis to establish such conditions of community supervision as are necessary to protect the public from the person's committing a new sex offense, as well as promoting the rehabilitation of the person.
- (2) The department is authorized to impose and enforce a supervision and rehabilitation fee upon a person on community supervision similar to the fee imposed by § 40-28-201. To the extent possible, the department shall set the fee in an amount that will substantially defray the cost of the community supervision program. The department shall also establish a fee waiver procedure for hardship cases and indigency.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 525,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024, app. to offenses committed on or after 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1089, s 7, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 525, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1996, ch. 972, § 1; 1998, ch. 1049, § 11; 2010 , ch. 646, § 1; 2012 , ch. 727, § 5.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 99
cases (17 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: Craig Robert Nunn v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 547 S.W.3d 163 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017).
Craig Robert Nunn v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 547 S.W.3d 163 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524 (d)(1) (emphasis added).”
Ward v. State, 315 S.W.3d 461 (Tenn. 2010). “Presiding Judge Tipton dissented, reasoning that the imposition of a sentence of *465 community supervision for life as mandated by Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-13-524 imposes a direct and punitive consequence upon a defendant entering a guilty plea.”
Calvert v. State, 342 S.W.3d 477 (Tenn. 2011). “As we pointed out in Ward, our community supervision statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-524, sets forth the community supervision requirement as “an additional part of a defendant’s sentence ” for certain specifically enumerated offenses.”
State of Tennessee v. David Nagele, 353 S.W.3d 112 (Tenn. 2011). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524 (b) (emphasis added).”
Derrick Brandon Bush v. State of Tennessee, 428 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. 2014). “” Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-13-524 to -526 (2010 & Supp.”
State v. Bronson, 172 S.W.3d 600 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2005). “The Henry County Circuit Court amended the defendants’ judgments of convictions to reflect that their sentences included a term of community supervision for life pursuant to T.C.A. § 39-13-524. In this consolidated appeal, the defendants claim the trial court lacked jurisdiction…”
State of Tennessee v. Hubert Glenn Sexton, 368 S.W.3d 371 (Tenn. 2012). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-523(b) (1997 & Supp.”
State of Tennessee v. Westley A. Albright, 564 S.W.3d 809 (Tenn. 2018). “The trial court was not required to 16 The Ward Court, however, also concluded that a sentence of community supervision for life, which must be imposed for certain crimes pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-13-524 (2006 & Supp. 2009), “is a direct and punitive…”
United States v. Trevon Barcus, 892 F.3d 228 (6th Cir. 2018). “1(d) because, under Tennessee law, someone convicted of attempted aggravated sexual battery is subject to "community supervision for life" upon release from prison or parole.”
State v. Mossman, 281 P.3d 153 (Kan. 2012). “(mandatory parole supervision for life for enumerated sex offenses; possibility of release if shows “by clear and convincing evidence that the person has not committed a crime for 15 years since the last conviction or release from incarceration, whichever is later, and that the…”
State v. Samuel, 243 S.W.3d 592 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007). “The defendant is on community supervision for life under T.C.A. 39-13-524. He is subject to the STSO Act under T.”
Danny Hale v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “The claimant alleged that the State was responsible for the actions of an inmate whose release was not conditioned upon participation in community supervision for life as required by section 39-13-524. The State sought dismissal, alleging that the claim was really one for…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524(a) — 23 cases
State of Tennessee v. David Nagele, 353 S.W.3d 112 (Tenn. 2011). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524 (b) (emphasis added).”
Calvert v. State, 342 S.W.3d 477 (Tenn. 2011). “As we pointed out in Ward, our community supervision statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-524, sets forth the community supervision requirement as “an additional part of a defendant’s sentence ” for certain specifically enumerated offenses.”
Derrick Brandon Bush v. State of Tennessee, 428 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. 2014). “” Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-13-524 to -526 (2010 & Supp.”
Ward v. State, 315 S.W.3d 461 (Tenn. 2010). “Presiding Judge Tipton dissented, reasoning that the imposition of a sentence of *465 community supervision for life as mandated by Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-13-524 imposes a direct and punitive consequence upon a defendant entering a guilty plea.”
Craig Robert Nunn v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 547 S.W.3d 163 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524 (d)(1) (emphasis added).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524(a)(1) — 5 cases
Melvin A. Odom v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022).
Patrick Marshall v. Brandon Watwood, Warden (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024).
State of Tennessee v. Anthony Tucker (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024).
Russell Jensen v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
Joe Ross v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524(a)(2) — 1 case
Calvert v. State, 342 S.W.3d 477 (Tenn. 2011). “As we pointed out in Ward, our community supervision statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-524, sets forth the community supervision requirement as “an additional part of a defendant’s sentence ” for certain specifically enumerated offenses.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524(a)(3) — 1 case
Derrick Brandon Bush v. State of Tennessee, 428 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. 2014). “” Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-13-524 to -526 (2010 & Supp.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524(b) — 7 cases
State of Tennessee v. Carl David Roe (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
Steven Douglas Fish v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
Anthony Leslie v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
Daniel G. Carr v. State of Tennessee - Concurring/Dissenting (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
Jack Louis Janes v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524(c) — 5 cases
Calvert v. State, 342 S.W.3d 477 (Tenn. 2011). “As we pointed out in Ward, our community supervision statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-524, sets forth the community supervision requirement as “an additional part of a defendant’s sentence ” for certain specifically enumerated offenses.”
State of Tennessee v. Urshawn Eric Miller (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
Daniel G. Carr v. State of Tennessee - Concurring/Dissenting (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
Michael Eugene St. Clair v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
Raymond Andrew Herbst v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524(d)(1) — 5 cases
Craig Robert Nunn v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 547 S.W.3d 163 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524 (d)(1) (emphasis added).”
State of Tennessee v. Randall Grainger (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
Nichols v. Lee (M.D. Tenn. 2023).
State of Tennessee v. Jamie Lee McKinney (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
Marcus Ward v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-524(d)(l) — 1 case
Ward v. State, 315 S.W.3d 461 (Tenn. 2010). “Presiding Judge Tipton dissented, reasoning that the imposition of a sentence of *465 community supervision for life as mandated by Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-13-524 imposes a direct and punitive consequence upon a defendant entering a guilty plea.”
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