§ 16-3-815. Creation of the Integrated Criminal Justice Steering Committee — Purpose
There is created an integrated criminal justice steering committee, which shall be administratively attached to the administrative office of the courts. The purpose of the integrated criminal justice steering committee is to provide the governmental and technical information systems infrastructure necessary for accomplishing state and local government public safety and justice functions in the most […]
§ 16-3-816. Duties of the Committee
It is the duty of the integrated criminal justice steering committee to facilitate the development of cost-effective, integrated justice information systems that maximize standardization of information and communications technology across the state’s justice and justice-affiliated agencies. It is further the duty of the committee to provide the leadership, strategy, mission, vision, goals, decision-making structure and […]
§ 16-3-817. Goals of the Integrated Criminal Justice System
Any integrated criminal justice system developed through the facilitation of the committee shall: Increase public safety and improve national security; Minimize the threat and risk of injury to specific individuals; Minimize the threat and risk of injury to law enforcement and other first responder personnel; Minimize the threat and risk of damage to real or […]
§ 16-3-818. Membership of Steering Committee — Advisory Committee Appointments — Policies and Procedures
The membership of the steering committee shall consist of: Director of the office of criminal justice programs or a designee; President of the Tennessee sheriffs association or a designee; President of the Tennessee association of chiefs of police or a designee; Executive director of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference or a designee; Executive director […]
§ 16-3-819. Compensation
The members of the steering committee, advisory council and subcommittees shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible for reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
§ 16-3-820. Hiring of Personnel to Manage Integrated Criminal Justice Projects
The administrative office of the courts (AOC) shall be empowered to hire personnel to manage integrated criminal justice projects and to be responsible for day-to-day operations. In making the personnel decisions, the director of the AOC shall consult with the steering committee.
§ 16-3-821. Tennessee Voluntary Fund for Indigent Civil Representation
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee voluntary fund for indigent civil representation.” There is established in the state treasury a separate account known as the Tennessee voluntary fund for indigent civil representation. It is the intent of the general assembly that this fund be used to provide supplemental funding […]
§ 16-3-808. Funds for Civil Legal Representation of Indigents
The state treasurer is authorized and directed to establish within the general fund a fund known as the civil legal representation of indigents fund. The source of funding for this fund shall be the revenue derived from the litigation tax levied pursuant to § 67-4-602(g). The revenue shall be collected in accordance with § 67-4-603, […]
§ 16-3-809. State Law Libraries — Control and Supervision — Powers — Expenditures
The administrative office of the courts shall have control and supervision of the existing state law libraries at Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson. The office’s powers include, but are not limited to, the following: The power to employ necessary personnel, either full or part time, and to fix their compensation; The power to purchase or otherwise […]
§ 16-3-810. Dismissal of Defendant Upon Completion of Diversion Program—creation of Form
The administrative office of the courts, in consultation with the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the Tennessee court clerks association, shall devise a standard form, or revise the existing uniform judgment document promulgated pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 17, for use by judges when ordering the dismissal of charges against a defendant following the […]