Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (2026)

Eligible offenders

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Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 483, s 2, eff. 6/30/2023.

Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 409, s 11, eff. 7/1/2021.

Acts 1985 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 3, § 6; 1993, ch. 221, § 2; 1996, ch. 675, § 38; 1998, ch. 1049, § 48; 2005, ch. 353, § 17.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 699 cases (36 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 342 S.W.3d 520 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009).
State v. Johnson, 342 S.W.3d 520 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009). · cites it 45× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-36-106 provides, in pertinent part: (a)(1) An offender who meets all of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community under the provisions of this chapter: (A) Persons who, without this option,…”
State v. Taylor, 744 S.W.2d 919 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). · cites it 12× “Where, as here, a defendant contends he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this Court must also consider the eligibility criteria of the Act, T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) as well as the report of the entity administering the Community Corrections Act…”
State v. Grigsby, 957 S.W.2d 541 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). · cites it 18× “Additionally, since the appellant contends that he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this court must also consider the eligibility standards set forth in Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (1994 Supp.) and the report of the agency which administers…”
State v. Pettus, 986 S.W.2d 540 (Tenn. 1999). · cites it 10× “” In the same vein, Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106© states, in pertinent part, that a court may permit “an eligible defendant to participate in a community-based alternative to incarceration as a condition of probation.”
State v. Samuels, 44 S.W.3d 489 (Tenn. 2001). · cites it 9× “§ 40-36-106(e)(2) (1997 & Supp.2000) (In imposing a community corrections sentence, the trial court “shall retain the authority to alter or amend at any time the length, terms or conditions of the sentence imposed.”
Carpenter v. State, 136 S.W.3d 608 (Tenn. 2004). · cites it 13× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (e)(4) (2003).”
State v. Boston, 938 S.W.2d 435 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). · cites it 8× “Turning to the Community Corrections Act, eligibility for sentencing under its provisions is governed by Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a) and (c). There is no dispute that the appellant is ineligible for community corrections sentencing under subsection (a).”
Grindstaff v. State, 297 S.W.3d 208 (Tenn. 2009). · cites it 4× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(l)(C) (2003).”
State v. Fletcher, 805 S.W.2d 785 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “When the sentencing alternative provided by the Community Correction Act is at issue, this Court must consider the eligibility standards in T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) and the report of the agency which administers the county’s program, as well.”
State of Tennessee v. Mark Anthony McNack, 356 S.W.3d 906 (Tenn. 2011). · cites it 9× “The eligibility criteria for the community corrections program is set out in Tennessee Code *910 Annotated section 40-36-106 and provides as follows: (a)(1) An offender who meets all of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community…”
State v. Byrd, 861 S.W.2d 377 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 6× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (e)(l) (1990 Repl.”
State v. Franklin, 308 S.W.3d 799 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 3× “Additionally, Defendant fails to meet the eligibility criteria of Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-36-106(a) (2006) because he was convicted of a crime against Poison’s person.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(2) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Betty W. Norman (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(3)(B) — 4 cases
State of Tennessee v. Siron S. Shields (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
State of Tennessee v. Brandon Williamson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(4) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Joe Allen Brown (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007).
State v. Ervin (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(6) — 4 cases
State of Tennessee v. Melvin M. Melson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(B) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(C) — 3 cases
State of Tennessee v. Brandon L. Smith (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012).
State of Tennessee v. Sherry L. Williams (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a) — 70 cases
State v. Johnson, 342 S.W.3d 520 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-36-106 provides, in pertinent part: (a)(1) An offender who meets all of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community under the provisions of this chapter: (A) Persons who, without this option,…”
State v. Ashby, 823 S.W.2d 166 (Tenn. 1991).
State v. Boston, 938 S.W.2d 435 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). “Turning to the Community Corrections Act, eligibility for sentencing under its provisions is governed by Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a) and (c). There is no dispute that the appellant is ineligible for community corrections sentencing under subsection (a).”
State v. Fletcher, 805 S.W.2d 785 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991). “When the sentencing alternative provided by the Community Correction Act is at issue, this Court must consider the eligibility standards in T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) and the report of the agency which administers the county’s program, as well.”
State v. Grigsby, 957 S.W.2d 541 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). “Additionally, since the appellant contends that he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this court must also consider the eligibility standards set forth in Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (1994 Supp.) and the report of the agency which administers…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(1) — 54 cases
State v. Nunley, 22 S.W.3d 282 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999).
State of Tennessee v. Noah Keith Tipton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Kenneth Lloyd Hill (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(1)(A) — 37 cases
State of Tennessee v. Wayne Shelton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006).
State of Tennessee v. Michael Glenn Holt (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Noah Keith Tipton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Curtis Colston (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(1)(B) — 14 cases
State of Tennessee v. Adarion C. Morris (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(1)(B)(2006) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Sidney B. Ray (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(1)(C) — 4 cases
State of Tennessee v. Noah Keith Tipton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Rita Cates (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(1)(D) — 8 cases
State of Tennessee v. Tarell D. Lewis (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Noah Keith Tipton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Wayne Shelton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006).
Shamain Johnson v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(1)(E) — 5 cases
State of Tennessee v. Noah Keith Tipton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Darius L. Brown (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
State of Tennessee v. Richard Yarbrough (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(1)(F) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Noah Keith Tipton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(2) — 19 cases
State v. Taylor, 744 S.W.2d 919 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “Where, as here, a defendant contends he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this Court must also consider the eligibility criteria of the Act, T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) as well as the report of the entity administering the Community Corrections Act…”
State v. Anderson, 985 S.W.2d 9 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).
State v. Butler, 880 S.W.2d 395 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994).
State v. Batey, 35 S.W.3d 585 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
State v. Cowan, 40 S.W.3d 85 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(2)(5)(6) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(3) — 5 cases
State v. Meeks, 779 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988).
State v. Birge, 792 S.W.2d 723 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1990).
State v. Vernita Cox (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
State of Tennessee v. Maurice Whitlock (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(4) — 5 cases
State v. Grandberry, 803 S.W.2d 706 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1990).
Brown v. Hamilton Cnty., 126 S.W.3d 43 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003).
State v. Meeks, 779 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988).
State v. Johnny Tillery (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998).
State of Tennessee v. Maurice Whitlock (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(6) — 4 cases
State v. Clifton Epps (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).
State v. Russell Barnes (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(7) — 1 case
State v. Timothy Redd (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(B) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(l) — 2 cases
State v. Taylor, 744 S.W.2d 919 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “Where, as here, a defendant contends he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this Court must also consider the eligibility criteria of the Act, T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) as well as the report of the entity administering the Community Corrections Act…”
State v. Nunley, 22 S.W.3d 282 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(l)(C) — 1 case
Grindstaff v. State, 297 S.W.3d 208 (Tenn. 2009). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(l)(C) (2003).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(b) — 2 cases
State v. Wagner, 753 S.W.2d 145 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988).
State of Tennessee v. Artez L. Moreis (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(c) — 115 cases
State v. Johnson, 342 S.W.3d 520 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-36-106 provides, in pertinent part: (a)(1) An offender who meets all of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community under the provisions of this chapter: (A) Persons who, without this option,…”
Grindstaff v. State, 297 S.W.3d 208 (Tenn. 2009). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a)(l)(C) (2003).”
State v. Grigsby, 957 S.W.2d 541 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). “Additionally, since the appellant contends that he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this court must also consider the eligibility standards set forth in Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (1994 Supp.) and the report of the agency which administers…”
State v. Taylor, 744 S.W.2d 919 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “Where, as here, a defendant contends he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this Court must also consider the eligibility criteria of the Act, T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) as well as the report of the entity administering the Community Corrections Act…”
State v. Boston, 938 S.W.2d 435 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). “Turning to the Community Corrections Act, eligibility for sentencing under its provisions is governed by Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a) and (c). There is no dispute that the appellant is ineligible for community corrections sentencing under subsection (a).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(d) — 23 cases
State v. Grigsby, 957 S.W.2d 541 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). “Additionally, since the appellant contends that he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this court must also consider the eligibility standards set forth in Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (1994 Supp.) and the report of the agency which administers…”
State of Tennessee v. Michael Glenn Holt (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Leston Parker (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(d)(4) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Adarion C. Morris (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(e) — 8 cases
State v. Boston, 938 S.W.2d 435 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). “Turning to the Community Corrections Act, eligibility for sentencing under its provisions is governed by Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106(a) and (c). There is no dispute that the appellant is ineligible for community corrections sentencing under subsection (a).”
Herbert N. Jackson v. Tony Parker, Warden, 366 S.W.3d 186 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011).
State of Tennessee v. Roderick Chapman (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008).
State of Tennessee v. Alfred R. Mason (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(e)(1) — 9 cases
State v. Pettus, 986 S.W.2d 540 (Tenn. 1999). “” In the same vein, Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106© states, in pertinent part, that a court may permit “an eligible defendant to participate in a community-based alternative to incarceration as a condition of probation.”
State v. Byrd, 861 S.W.2d 377 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (e)(l) (1990 Repl.”
State v. Kendrick, 10 S.W.3d 650 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999).
State v. Matheny, 884 S.W.2d 480 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994).
State v. Johnson (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(e)(2) — 22 cases
State v. Samuels, 44 S.W.3d 489 (Tenn. 2001). “§ 40-36-106(e)(2) (1997 & Supp.2000) (In imposing a community corrections sentence, the trial court “shall retain the authority to alter or amend at any time the length, terms or conditions of the sentence imposed.”
State v. Taylor, 744 S.W.2d 919 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “Where, as here, a defendant contends he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this Court must also consider the eligibility criteria of the Act, T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) as well as the report of the entity administering the Community Corrections Act…”
State v. Moore, 814 S.W.2d 381 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991).
State v. Griffith, 787 S.W.2d 340 (Tenn. 1990).
Carpenter v. State, 136 S.W.3d 608 (Tenn. 2004). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (e)(4) (2003).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(e)(3) — 25 cases
State v. Griffith, 787 S.W.2d 340 (Tenn. 1990).
Bentley v. State, 938 S.W.2d 706 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996).
State v. Bowling, 958 S.W.2d 362 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).
State v. Martin, 146 S.W.3d 64 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004).
State v. Patty, 922 S.W.2d 102 (Tenn. 1995).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(e)(3)(A) — 2 cases
State v. Pettus, 986 S.W.2d 540 (Tenn. 1999). “” In the same vein, Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106© states, in pertinent part, that a court may permit “an eligible defendant to participate in a community-based alternative to incarceration as a condition of probation.”
Kelvin Wade Cloyd v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2005).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(e)(3)(B) — 21 cases
State of Tennessee v. Mark Anthony McNack, 356 S.W.3d 906 (Tenn. 2011). “The eligibility criteria for the community corrections program is set out in Tennessee Code *910 Annotated section 40-36-106 and provides as follows: (a)(1) An offender who meets all of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community…”
Herbert N. Jackson v. Tony Parker, Warden, 366 S.W.3d 186 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011).
State of Tennessee v. Mark Alan Hager (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Alfred R. Mason (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(e)(4) — 98 cases
State v. Samuels, 44 S.W.3d 489 (Tenn. 2001). “§ 40-36-106(e)(2) (1997 & Supp.2000) (In imposing a community corrections sentence, the trial court “shall retain the authority to alter or amend at any time the length, terms or conditions of the sentence imposed.”
State v. Pettus, 986 S.W.2d 540 (Tenn. 1999). “” In the same vein, Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-106© states, in pertinent part, that a court may permit “an eligible defendant to participate in a community-based alternative to incarceration as a condition of probation.”
Carpenter v. State, 136 S.W.3d 608 (Tenn. 2004). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (e)(4) (2003).”
State v. Patty, 922 S.W.2d 102 (Tenn. 1995).
State of Tennessee v. Mark Anthony McNack, 356 S.W.3d 906 (Tenn. 2011). “The eligibility criteria for the community corrections program is set out in Tennessee Code *910 Annotated section 40-36-106 and provides as follows: (a)(1) An offender who meets all of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(e)(l) — 5 cases
State v. Taylor, 744 S.W.2d 919 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). “Where, as here, a defendant contends he should have been sentenced pursuant to the Community Corrections Act, this Court must also consider the eligibility criteria of the Act, T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) as well as the report of the entity administering the Community Corrections Act…”
Carpenter v. State, 136 S.W.3d 608 (Tenn. 2004). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (e)(4) (2003).”
Bentley v. State, 938 S.W.2d 706 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996).
State v. Huff, 760 S.W.2d 633 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988).
State v. Matheny, 884 S.W.2d 480 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106(f) — 14 cases
State v. Fletcher, 805 S.W.2d 785 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991). “When the sentencing alternative provided by the Community Correction Act is at issue, this Court must consider the eligibility standards in T.C.A. § 40-36-106(a) and the report of the agency which administers the county’s program, as well.”
State v. Hartley, 818 S.W.2d 370 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991).
State v. Byrd, 861 S.W.2d 377 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-106 (e)(l) (1990 Repl.”
State v. Bowling, 958 S.W.2d 362 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).
State v. Kear, 809 S.W.2d 197 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991).
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