Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-31-107 (2024)
Central administrator and information agent - Designation - Report
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- (a) The governor is empowered to designate the officer who will serve as central administrator of, and information agent for, the agreement on detainers, pursuant to article VII of § 40-31-101.
- (b) The officer designated shall make a written report to the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, and the chairs of the judiciary committee of the senate and the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives, at least once each year. This report shall be made no later than February 1. The report shall advise the speakers and committee chairs on the number of participants in the compact.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 50, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 58, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 35, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1970, ch. 560, § 7; T.C.A., § 40-3907; Acts 1988, ch. 497, § 3.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1984–1989 · leading case: State v. Moore, 774 S.W.2d 590 (Tenn. 1989).
State v. Moore, 774 S.W.2d 590 (Tenn. 1989). “T.C.A. § 40-31-107 authorizes the governor of this state to make that designation for this jurisdiction.”
State ex rel. Young v. Rose, 670 S.W.2d 238 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1984). “TCA § 40-31-107. The clear intent of the Interstate Compact on Detainers is that the administrator be empowered to act on behalf of the State of Tennessee in all matters relating to the Compact and to withhold from the prisoners the right to personal review by the Governor.”
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