§ 16-3-806. Appropriation of Funds for Special Personnel Assigned to Capital Sentence Costs
All funds appropriated solely to employ, contract with or reassign personnel for the purpose of providing prompt and fair adjudication of post-conviction proceedings in capital sentence cases shall be appropriated to the administrative director of the courts to be allocated to, and pursuant to standards established by agreement of, the chief justice, the attorney general […]
§ 16-3-807. Tennessee Judicial Information System Fund
The state treasurer is authorized and directed to establish within the general fund the Tennessee judicial information system fund, as a restricted revolving account in the state treasury. The source of funding for this account shall be judicial branch appropriations made in the general appropriations act and unexpended funds carried forward in accordance with subsection […]
§ 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 […]
§ 16-3-812. Providing Information Regarding Case Disposition, Compliance With Reporting Information and Reports Made by Aoc Regarding Auditing Compliance and Accuracy of Required Reports
The administrative office of the courts (AOC) shall be responsible for making available to the Tennessee bureau of investigation in a mutually agreeable form all information the AOC receives from the various courts regarding disposition of cases. The AOC shall be responsible for making available, upon request, to the Tennessee bureau of investigation in a […]
§ 16-3-813. Credentialed Court Interpreter
Any person seeking to become a credentialed court interpreter for spoken foreign languages pursuant to any rules that may be promulgated by the supreme court shall be required to supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation pursuant to § 38-6-109, the federal bureau […]
§ 16-3-801. Creation — Purpose
There is created the administrative office of the courts. The purpose of this office is to assist in improving the administration of justice in the state by performing the duties and exercising the powers conferred in this part.
§ 16-3-802. Administrative Director — Appointment — Salary
The supreme court shall appoint the administrative director of the courts, who shall serve as the director of the administrative office of the courts. The administrative director shall serve at the pleasure of the supreme court. The supreme court shall fix the salary of the administrative director of the courts at an amount not to […]
§ 16-3-803. Administrative Director — Powers and Duties
The administrative director of the courts shall work under the supervision and direction of the chief justice and shall, as the chief administrative officer of the state court system, assist the chief justice in the administration of the state court system to the end that litigation may be expedited and the administration of justice improved. […]