Tennessee Statutes
§ 41-4-142 — Charging inmates for issued items
Tennessee·Title 41
(a)Any county or municipality may, by resolution or ordinance adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its legislative body, establish and implement a plan authorizing the jail or workhouse administrator of the county or municipality to charge an inmate committed to that jail or workhouse a fee, not to exceed the actual cost, for items issued to inmates upon each new admission to jail.
(b)Any county or municipality may, by resolution or ordinance adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its legislative body, establish and implement a plan authorizing the jail or workhouse administrator of the county or municipality to charge an inmate committed to that jail or workhouse a nominal fee set by the legislative body at the time of adoption for the following special services, when provided at the in
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Tennessee § 41-4-142 (Charging inmates for issued items) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114,s 10, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1999, ch. 261, § 1; 2004, ch. 769, § 1.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 41-1-103
Oath of officers and employees§ 41-1-104
Warden - Duties§ 41-1-105
Reports to commissioner§ 41-1-106
Visits by commissioner§ 41-1-107
Examination of witnesses§ 41-1-108
Insurance on property§ 41-1-109
Repairs and improvements§ 41-1-111
Preservation of records§ 41-1-112
Actions by commissioner§ 41-1-113
Report to governor§ 41-1-114
Report to general assembly