Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-38-106 (2024)
Property offenses - Rights of victims
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Victims of crimes involving offenses against property shall have the right to:
- (1) Recover property in the custody of the police or the court as soon as is reasonably possible;
- (2) Restitution ordered as a condition of probation or a suspended sentence or parole and the swift revocation of the privileges for failure to make the ordered restitution; and
- (3) Once a claim under the criminal injuries compensation fund has been filed with the state, the claim shall be disposed of expeditiously and any award or other benefit to which a victim may be entitled shall be paid promptly.
Acts 1990, ch. 957, § 6; 1993, ch. 527, §§ 7, 8.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2019–2019 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Hassan Falah Al Mutory, 581 S.W.3d 741 (Tenn. 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Hassan Falah Al Mutory, 581 S.W.3d 741 (Tenn. 2019). “§ 39-11-118 (a) (2018); see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-38-106 (providing a right to restitution for victims of crimes against their property).”
State of Tennessee v. Hassan Falah Al Mutory, 581 S.W.3d 741 (Tenn. 2019). “§ 39-11-118 (a) (2018); see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-38-106 (providing a right to restitution for victims of crimes against their property).”
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