Tennessee § 41-1-404 Alternatives in sentencing

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§ 41-1-404 — Alternatives in sentencing

Tennessee § 41-1-404

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-404 (2026).

Text

The general assembly finds that the following policy statements regarding the criminal justice system are of importance to the state correction system:

(1)Trial judges are encouraged to use alternatives to incarceration as long as the alternatives include requirements of reparation or victim compensation; and (2) Trial judges shall be provided a presentence report with sufficient information to make a proper evaluation and disposition of a defendant.

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The general assembly finds that the following policy statements regarding the criminal justice system are of importance to the state correction system: (1) Trial judges are encouraged to use alternatives to incarceration as long as the alternatives include requirements of reparation or victim compensation; and (2) Trial judges shall be provided a presentence report with sufficient information to make a proper evaluation and disposition of a defendant.