Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-11-717 — Supplement to other laws - Retroactive application
Tennessee § 39-11-717
JurisdictionTennessee
Title39
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-717 (2026).
Text
This part does not supersede any other statute or law relating to forfeiture of property and may be used in conjunction with administrative forfeiture laws. This law pertaining to the forfeiture of property is remedial and shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose. This part shall apply retroactively to all proceeds acquired or received prior to June 27, 1998, if the conduct giving rise to forfeiture constituted a criminal offense at the time of the acquisition of the property.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lewis Tuttle
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
In Re Tennessee Walking Horse Forfeiture Litigation
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
State of Tennessee v. A Tract of Land Known as 141 Belle Forest Circle
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Legislative History
Acts 1998, ch. 979, § 17.
Nearby Sections
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§ 39-11-101
Objectives of criminal code§ 39-11-102
Effect of criminal code§ 39-11-103
Territorial jurisdiction§ 39-11-104
Construction of criminal code§ 39-11-105
Computation of age§ 39-11-106
Title definitions§ 39-11-109
Prosecution under more than one statute§ 39-11-110
Felonies and misdemeanors distinguished§ 39-11-115
Determination of value§ 39-11-117
Classification of first degree murder§ 39-11-118
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-11-717, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-11-717.