Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-30-205 — Post-conviction defender
Tennessee § 40-30-205
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-205 (2026).
Text
(a)There is created the office of the post-conviction defender.
(b)The post-conviction defender shall be appointed by the post-conviction defender oversight commission, as provided for in § 40-30-204 .
(c)The post-conviction defender shall be an attorney in good standing with the Tennessee supreme court and shall possess a demonstrated experience in the litigation of capital crimes.
(d)The post-conviction defender shall serve a term of four (4) years.
(e)Vacancies in the office of post-conviction defender shall be filled in the same manner as appointment.
(f)The principal office of the post-conviction defender shall be located in Nashville. The post-conviction defender may establish branch offices as may, in the discretion of the post-conviction defender, be warranted to fulfill stat
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Legislative History
Acts 1995, ch. 510, § 1; T.C.A. §40-30-305; Acts 2011, ch. 414, §§ 8, 9.
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Tennessee § 40-30-205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-30-205.