Title 4, State Government

The commissioner of correction, by and with the consent and approval of the governor, is authorized to enter into such contracts for the sale of all coal mined at the state mines, situated at Petros, as are permitted by § 41-22-106, the contracts to be made at such prices and cov…

It is unlawful for any person having supervision or control of inmates of the department of correction to use, or allow to be used, such inmates for personal gain or to allow such inmates to work on private property, except as provided by law.

A violation of § 4-6-138 is a Class E felony.

(a) The commissioner of correction shall keep in the commissioner's own office, accessible only to the commissioner's secretary, and proper clerks, except by the commissioner's consent, or the orders of the judge of a court of record, a record showing the name, residence, sex, ag…

The governor, in the governor's discretion, may at any time order an investigation by the department having control of the management of any penal, reformatory or charitable institution of the state, and, in making such investigation, the commissioner has the power to send for pe…

No expenditures for traveling expenses to other states, or for attending an interstate or national convention or association, shall be made by any member or employee of the department of correction or by any officer of an institution under its control, unless authority is granted…

(a) The penal and reformatory institutions under the control of the commissioner of correction shall be a special school district, which shall be given the same funding consideration for federal funds that special schools within the state are given. (b) The schools within such in…

(a) There is created a library region to be composed of the penal and reformatory institutions under the control of the department of correction. (b) The library shall have a branch library at each of the penal and reformatory institutions. (c) A librarian shall be appointed who …

The clerks of all trial courts exercising criminal jurisdiction, the superintendents of all local workhouses, and all jailers shall, upon the request of the department of correction, furnish to the department pertinent information relating to felony offenders committed to local w…

(a) The commissioner of correction is authorized to permanently confiscate weapons, alcohol, controlled substances, controlled substance analogues, cash and other items that could be detrimental to institutional security or adversely affect an inmate's rehabilitation, if such ite…

(a) There is established a separate department of correction confiscated cash fund. (b) All moneys collected as contraband from the inmate population at any of the facilities operated by or under the authority of the department of correction shall be paid over to the department o…

Whenever a correctional officer or youth service worker is injured in the line of duty and such injury disables such person from performing such person's regular duties, whether such disability is temporary or permanent, it is lawful for the commissioner of correction, or the com…

(a) Persons who receive certified occupational, career, or technical training in schools or correctional institutions pursuant to this chapter are eligible to receive equivalent credit towards the receipt of an occupational license relating to the training received. (b) (1) The o…

(a) When a canine that was utilized in the service of the department of correction is retired due to age, service-related injury, or any other reason, and the canine is retired to the care and custody of a department of correction employee, whether active or retired, the departme…

(a) There is established a volunteer inmate work program in the department of correction for minimum risk inmates. (b) The department shall, by rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, est…

Funds available for the development and implementation of a volunteer inmate work program and for construction of a facility or facilities to house inmates participating in such programs to help alleviate over-crowding in existing institutions shall be as provided by the general …

There shall be a police force to be known and designated as the Tennessee highway patrol, which shall consist of one (1) chief and such other personnel as may be designated by the commissioner of safety, with the approval of the governor.

(a) (1) The members of the Tennessee highway patrol shall be appointed by the commissioner of safety, by and with the consent and approval of the governor.(2) Members shall serve at the will and pleasure of the commissioner.(3) Members' compensation is to be fixed by the commissi…

(a) When the commissioner of safety proposes to fill a vacancy in the highway patrol, the commissioner shall request the commissioner of human resources to certify the names of persons eligible for appointment. (b) The commissioner of human resources shall certify to the commissi…

(1) It is the duty of the members of the Tennessee highway patrol, under the direction of the commissioner of safety, to:(1) Patrol the state highways and enforce all laws, and all rules and regulations of the department of transportation regulating traffic on and use of those hi…

The members of the Tennessee highway patrol have jurisdiction and authority to make such investigation of operators of motor vehicles for hire as they may see fit to ascertain whether or not they are operating in compliance with § 65-15-109, and whether or not they are otherwise …

(a) The Tennessee highway patrol is granted the further authority, and it is its duty, to enforce title 44, chapter 2, part 1, relative to the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases among domestic animals and protection to the livestock industry. (b) The Tennessee high…

(a) The members of the Tennessee highway patrol are clothed with all such necessary police powers as will enable them properly to perform their duties, as outlined and defined in §§ 4-7-104 — 4-7-106, including the right to make arrests and the right to serve criminal warrants an…

It is lawful for Tennessee highway patrol officers employed by the Tennessee highway patrol to wear or carry a pistol at such times as they are in uniform and on active duty, in like manner as the city or metropolitan police officers.

(a) Whenever a commissioned member of the department of safety is injured in the line of duty and such injury disables the member from performing the member's regular duties, whether such disability is temporary or permanent, it is lawful for the commissioner of safety, in the co…

(a) Any commissioned member of the department of safety, who performs honorably and retires from the department in good standing, as determined solely by the commissioner, shall be issued by the department a retired commission card, which shall identify the member, the member’s d…

(a) In addition to all other salary benefits otherwise payable, every commissioned member of the department of safety shall be paid longevity pay according to the following schedule:(1) First through the fifth year — none;(2) Beginning with the month following the fifth anniversa…

(a) The commissioner of safety is charged with the proper administration of this part, and may make such rules and regulations relating thereto as may be necessary. (b) The expenses of carrying out this part, including the compensation of the members of the Tennessee highway patr…

(a) This part is necessary to:(1) Protect the lives and safety of the traveling public on state highways;(2) Conserve and preserve the state's property; and(3) Assist in the collection of state revenues. (1) Protect the lives and safety of the traveling public on state highways; …

(a) The members of the Tennessee highway patrol have jurisdiction and authority, and it is their duty, to aid in the enforcement of the criminal provisions of title 55, chapter 5 and § 39-14-103, whenever an alleged violation of those statutory provisions involves unlawful taking…

The Tennessee highway patrol is authorized to utilize dogs trained to detect marijuana and other illicit substances in its work, as may be desirable and appropriate.

(a) When a canine that was utilized in the service of the highway patrol is retired due to age, service-related injury, or any other reason, and the canine is retired to the care and custody of a highway patrol officer, whether active or retired, the department of safety, from fu…

(a) Effective August 1, 2003, before a person appointed by the commissioner can become a commissioned member of the highway patrol, such person, as a part of the training for such position, shall complete a course of instruction in animal behavior generally and canine behavior sp…

(a) If the commissioner of safety or the governor has assigned a protection detail for purposes of protecting or escorting a person when required for security, threat assessments, or safety precautions for the protectee or general welfare of the public, then:(1) Officers of the T…

No member of the Tennessee highway patrol shall engage in political activity, support or opposition to any candidate, party or measure in any election when on duty or acting in the member's official capacity. When off duty and acting as a private citizen, no member of the Tenness…

Highway patrol officers certified as trained in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the state of Tennessee and the United States department of homeland security pursuant to § 4-3-2015 are authorized to enforce federal immigration laws while performing within the…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, retired members of the Tennessee highway patrol are eligible to be employed by local law enforcement agencies; provided, that the retired member meets the certification and firearms training requirements of the local law enforcement …

The commissioner of human resources shall annually conduct a survey of the then current compensation levels of the duty classifications and classes of position in § 4-7-203 in the following adjacent states — Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan…

The commissioner of human resources is directed to annually report on or before September 1, the data and conclusions of the compensation survey to the commissioner of safety, the commissioner of finance and administration, the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and…

(a) (1) The commissioner of human resources shall determine corresponding duty classifications of highway patrol officers or other state officers of the adjacent states who perform the same or similar duties as fully commissioned members employed by the department of safety, and …

(a) (1) The survey shall determine the lowest step in the range in each adjacent state for each class of position in each duty classification, and from such data determine the average compensation paid in the adjacent states for each class of position in each duty classification.…

(a) The salary schedule determined by the most recent compensation survey shall be implemented by the commissioners of human resources and finance and administration in the next fiscal year, subject only to availability of appropriations. (b) In each fiscal year all funds appropr…

(a) For implementation purposes in the initial fiscal year of the compensation survey, the fully commissioned members of each duty classification in the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule for the proper…

Any promotion to a higher class of position shall result in a minimum increase of compensation of at least five percent (5%), notwithstanding § 4-7-206.

For implementation purposes of the compensation survey in fiscal year 1988-1989, and in all subsequent fiscal years, the average compensation for each class of position in each duty classification shall be determined in accordance with § 4-7-204(a)(1). All other steps shall be co…

(a) Implementation of salary increases pursuant to this part based on step schedules shall be suspended for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004, and beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010. In the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2004, and Jul…