Tennessee § 37-5-207 Commitment for federal offense

Tennessee Statutes

§ 37-5-207 — Commitment for federal offense

Tennessee § 37-5-207

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-5-207 (2026).

Text

Authority is given to the department for commitment of children who may be convicted of any offense against the United States in any district court of the United States within the state and sentenced by such court to the department, and to that end, the commissioner may enter into a contract with the attorney general of the United States for their detention, subsistence and proper employment of such juvenile offenders and the rate of compensation to be paid for the use of the institution by the United States.

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Authority is given to the department for commitment of children who may be convicted of any offense against the United States in any district court of the United States within the state and sentenced by such court to the department, and to that end, the commissioner may enter into a contract with the attorney general of the United States for their detention, subsistence and proper employment of such juvenile offenders and the rate of compensation to be paid for the use of the institution by the United States.

Legislative History

Acts 1955, ch. 127, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-833; Acts 1989, ch. 278, § 63; T.C.A., § 41-5-111; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 137.