Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-35-216 — First hours served hour for hour
Tennessee § 40-35-216
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-216 (2026).
Text
Notwithstanding any other law or judgment of conviction to the contrary, the first forty-eight (48) hours of any sentence that a defendant is permitted to serve on nonconsecutive days, or in any manner other than continuous confinement or day for day, shall be served hour for hour. This section shall only apply to sentences imposed pursuant to § 55-10-402 .
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Legislative History
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154,s 37, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1995, ch. 440, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-35-216, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-35-216.