14 chapters · 216 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-6-101 Bureau created — Director — Divisions of bureau
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(a) (1) There is created the Tennessee bureau of investigation, which shall be a separate department of state government.(2) The bureau shall be divided into no less than three (3) divisions, the criminal investigation division, the forensic services division, and the narcotics i…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-6-102 Criminal investigation division — Criminal intelligence unit — Investigations into domestic terrorism — Emergency situation traffic stops
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(a) The criminal investigation division shall consist of not less than six (6) persons who shall be experienced in the detection of crime and in criminal work generally. The director, with the approval of the governor, however, may increase the number of persons employed in the c…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-6-103 Forensic services division — Purchase of breathalyzer tests by local governments
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(a) The forensic services division shall consist of experts in the scientific detection of crime. The director is empowered to employ, either upon a temporary or permanent basis, but is not limited to, ballistics experts, pathologists, toxicologists, experts in the detection of h…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-6-104 Personnel — Injuries in the line of duty
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(a) The director may employ such clerical and stenographic personnel as may be needed for the efficient operation of the bureau. Salaries of the personnel of the bureau shall be fixed by the director and paid from the funds appropriated to the bureau by the general assembly. Noth…