§ 38-8-312. Community Oversight Board
The authority of a community oversight board shall be limited to the review and consideration of matters reported to the board and the issuance of advisory reports and recommendations to the duly elected or appointed officials of the agencies involved in public safety and the administration of justice within the jurisdiction for which the community […]
§ 38-8-309. Applicability of Part
This part shall apply only to those agencies that now provide a property interest in employment for their police officers and that have no other established procedures for dealing with the dismissal, demotion, suspension or transfer for punitive reasons of police officers.
§ 38-8-310. Political Activity
No law enforcement officer, including any 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 officer’s or member’s official capacity. When off duty and acting as a private citizen, no officer, including any member […]
§ 38-8-311. Investigative Record of Officer-Involved Shooting Death
After completion of an investigation into an officer-involved shooting death by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and after the completion of the prosecutorial function by the district attorney general, notwithstanding § 10-7-504 to the contrary, the investigative record of the incident shall become a public record pursuant to title 10, chapter 7. Notwithstanding § 10-7-504, […]
§ 38-8-301. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Agency” means any municipality or county; and “Police officer” means police officer as defined by law; however, this part shall exclude chiefs of police and sheriffs and any probationary member of any agency affected by this part.
§ 38-8-302. Questioning — Information Provided to Officer Being Questioned
Whenever an investigation by an agency focuses on matters that are likely to lead to the dismissal, demotion, suspension or transfer for punitive reasons of a police officer, the following conditions shall be complied with: Any questioning of the officer shall take place at a reasonable time and place as designated by the investigating officer, […]
§ 38-8-303. Disclosures by Officers
No police officer shall be required or requested to disclose any item of property, income, assets, source of income, debts, or personal or domestic expenditures, including those of any member of the officer’s family or household, unless such information is necessary in investigating a possible conflict of interest with respect to the performance of the […]
§ 38-8-304. Officer Notified of Charges and Sanctions — Opportunity to Respond — Counsel
Before any dismissal, demotion, suspension without pay or transfer for punitive reasons may be imposed, the following must be complied with: The police officer shall be notified in writing of all charges, the basis for the charges, and the action that may be taken; The police officer shall be given an opportunity, within a reasonable […]
§ 38-8-305. Proceedings Subsequent to Disciplinary Action — Hearings — Evidence — Witnesses — Counsel — Record
A police officer who is dismissed, demoted, suspended or transferred for punitive reasons, may within a reasonable amount of time following such action, as set by the officer’s agency, request a hearing. If such request is made in a timely manner, a hearing shall be held within a reasonable amount of time set by the […]
§ 38-8-306. Suspension of Officers
Nothing in this part shall prevent the immediate suspension without pay of any police officer whose continued presence on the job is deemed to be a substantial and immediate threat to the welfare of the officer’s agency or the public, nor shall anything in this part prevent the suspension of a police officer for refusing […]