Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-204 (2026)

Disposition of proceeds

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The proceeds of all seizures, confiscations and sales made by a state agency pursuant to this chapter shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and deposited in the state treasury; provided, that upon application of the commissioner, the proceeds or any part of the proceeds may be allocated by the commissioner of finance and administration to the department of safety as expendable receipts for use in the enforcement of this chapter and the other laws of this state regulating narcotic drugs and marijuana.

Acts 1955, ch. 83, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; Acts 1976, ch. 499, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-1407.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2012 · leading case: Jones v. Greene, 946 S.W.2d 817 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996).
Jones v. Greene, 946 S.W.2d 817 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 53-11-204 (1991). 41 . Tenn.”
Charles A. Harmon v. James J.J. Jones, No. E2010-02500-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 14, 2012). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 53-11-204 provides that the proceeds of all seizures made by a state agency pursuant to the chapter shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and deposited in the state treasury.”
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