Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-15-102 (2026)
Pretrial diversion meetings
✓ current as of May 2026
The parties to any possible criminal trial may meet to discuss the possibility of pretrial diversion as contained in this part.
Acts 1975, ch. 352, § 1; T.C.A., § 40-2105.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases, 1983–2015 · leading case: State v. Hammersley, 650 S.W.2d 352 (Tenn. 1983).
State v. Hammersley, 650 S.W.2d 352 (Tenn. 1983). “The appellee sought to enter into a memorandum of understanding under the provisions of T.C.A., § 40-15-102, et seq., the pretrial diversion statute, with John Hestle, the District Attorney General for Montgomery County, but Mr.”
State v. Dycus, 456 S.W.3d 918 (Tenn. 2014). “That statute stated: No person charged with violating the provisions of §§ 55-10^401 — 55-10-404 [DUI] shall be eligible for suspension of prosecution and dismissal of charges pursuant to the provisions of §§ 40-15-102 — 40-15-105 [pretrial diversion] and 40-32-101(a)(3)-(c)(3)…”
State v. Baxter, 868 S.W.2d 679 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). “Both defendants, now appellants, filed applications for pretrial diversion pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 40-15-102 et seq. The district attorney general denied diversion, and each defendant petitioned for a writ of certiorari to the Cocke County Circuit Court pursuant to T.”
State v. Lane, 56 S.W.3d 20 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-15-102 (1997) (referring to the "parties to any possible criminal trial” as the persons who "meet to discuss the possibility of pretrial diversion”); Tenn.”
State v. Tester, 879 S.W.2d 823 (Tenn. 1994). “and the person or persons shall be con-ñned in the county jail or workhouse for not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days_ [[Image here]] (b)(1) No person charged with violating the provisions of §§ 55-10-401 — 55-10-404 shall…”
State v. George, 830 S.W.2d 79 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1992). “§ 40-35-313 rather than under T.C.A. § 40-15-102 et seq. and more specifically T.”
State v. Vasser, 870 S.W.2d 543 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). “1992) provides: No person charged with violating the provisions of §§ 55-10-401 — 55-10-404 [DUI] shall be eligible for suspension of prosecution and dismissal of charges pursuant to the provisions of §§ 40-15-102— 40-15-105 [pretrial diversion] and 40-32-101(a)(3) — (c)(3)…”
State v. Gurley, 691 S.W.2d 562 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1984). “Further, subsection (b)(1) of the statute provides: No person charged with violating the provisions of §§ 55-10-401 — 55-10-404 shall be eligible for suspension of prosecution and dismissal of charges pursuant to the provisions of §§ 40-15-102 — 40-15-106 or for any other…”
Reece v. Tennessee Civil Serv. Comm'n, 699 S.W.2d 808 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985). “Reece entered into an Agreed Order pursuant to TCA 40-15-102 et seq. (Pretrial Diversion).”
State v. Hicks, 848 S.W.2d 69 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1992). “* * * * * * (f) No person charged with violating the provisions of this section shall be eligible for suspension of prosecution and dismissal of charges pursuant to the provisions of §§ 40-15-102 — 40-15-106 or for any other pretrial diversion program, nor shall any person…”
Daniels v. City of Alcoa, 732 F. Supp. 1467 (E.D. Tenn. 1989). “Under T.C.A. §§ 40-15-102, et seq., certain offenses may be placed on pretrial diversion.”
State v. McNatt, 693 S.W.2d 916 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1984). “…— 55-10-404 shall be eligible for suspension of prosecution and dismissal of charges pursuant to the provisions of §§ 40-15-102 — 40- *917 15-106 or for any other pretrial diversion program nor shall any person convicted under such sections be eligible for suspension of…”
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