Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1008 (2026)

Forfeiture of any conveyance or real or personal property used in commission of an offense under this part

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(a) Any conveyance or real or personal property used in the commission of an offense under this part is subject to forfeiture under title 40, chapter 33, part 2.

(b) Notwithstanding § 40-33-211, the proceeds from all forfeitures made pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the general fund, where there is established a general fund reserve to be allocated through the general appropriations act, which shall be known as the child abuse fund. Moneys from the fund shall be expended to fund activities authorized by the child abuse fund as set out in § 39-13-530. Any revenues deposited in this reserve shall remain in the reserve until expended for purposes consistent with this section, and shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year. Any excess revenues or interest earned by the revenues shall not revert at the end of the fiscal year, but shall remain available for appropriation in subsequent fiscal years. Any appropriation from the reserve shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.

Acts 2006, ch. 960, § 2.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2018 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Charles D. Sprunger, 458 S.W.3d 482 (Tenn. 2015).

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State of Tennessee v. Charles D. Sprunger, 458 S.W.3d 482 (Tenn. 2015). · cites it 23× “Sprunger’s property was subject to seizure pursuant to “Cate *487 gory IV: Other,” with “(TCA § 39-17-1008)” typed into the corresponding blank space.”

State of Tennessee v. Charles D. Sprunger (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 14× “On October 4, 2010, Appellee State of Tennessee (the “State”), through District Attorney General Randy York, filed a complaint for a restraining order under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 39-17-1006,4 and for judicial forfeiture under Tennessee Code Annotated Section…”

State of Tennessee v. Carolyn Tillilie (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “; see Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1008 (a) (including sexual crimes against children among the offenses that can be the basis for forfeiture of property); see also Tenn.”

John Pierce Lankford v. City of Hendersonville, Tennessee (2018). “These other crimes include sexual crimes against children, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1008 (a) (2014), and certain additional situations when an individual is convicted of driving while his or her privileges were cancelled, see Tenn.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1008(a) — 1 case

State of Tennessee v. Charles D. Sprunger, 458 S.W.3d 482 (Tenn. 2015). “Sprunger’s property was subject to seizure pursuant to “Cate *487 gory IV: Other,” with “(TCA § 39-17-1008)” typed into the corresponding blank space.”

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