Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-6-505 — Commitment to state facility
Tennessee·Title 33
If the court commits a person under this section, the person comes into the commissioner's custody only if the state-owned or operated facility or treatment resource has available suitable accommodations; provided, that, if there are no suitable available accommodations at the time of the determination, then the commissioner shall expeditiously find a state-owned or operated hospital or treatment resource to accommodate the person upon the availability of suitable available accommodations. Prior to transporting a person for such commitment, the sheriff or other transportation agent shall determine that the receiving state-owned or operated facility or treatment resource has available suitable accommodations.
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Legislative History
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2009, ch. 531, § 42.
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