There is created the statewide automated victim information and notification system, referred to as the “victim notification system” in this part, to be organized and administered in accordance with this part and to make the statewide automated victim information and notification system operational.
The victim notification system shall be attached to the Tennessee sheriffs’ association. All administrative expenses incurred by the program shall be paid from grants and funds the Tennessee sheriffs’ association receives pursuant to § 40-38-504 and grants authorized by § 40-38-505 from the statewide automated victim information and notification system fund established in § 67-4-602(h).
Notwithstanding its association with the Tennessee sheriffs’ association, the purpose of the victim notification system is to increase the safety of victims of crime by providing access to timely and reliable information about the custody status of offenders in county jails. This information in the victim notification system shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a […]
Funding for the victim notification system shall come from grants, including grants authorized by § 40-38-505, donations, gifts and appropriations made for that purpose.
The department of finance and administration, office of criminal justice programs, is authorized to make an annual grant from the fund created in § 67-4-602(h)(2), to the Tennessee sheriffs’ association for the purpose of supporting implementation and management of the victim notification system; provided, however, that no such grant shall be issued unless the association […]
Upon the initial deposit of thirty-four thousand dollars ($34,000) into the victim notification fund from the one dollar ($1.00) additional privilege tax on litigation imposed by § 67-4-602(h), thirty-four thousand dollars ($34,000) shall be allocated to the department of revenue for defrayal of computer-related expenses required by implementation of this part.
