Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0420 - Correction
Subtitle 0420-02 - Division of County Programs
Chapter 0420-02-03 - County Correctional Incentives Program Participation and Fund Distribution Subsidy Grant Funds
Section 0420-02-03-.03 - AGREEMENT TO CONTRACT TO HOUSE FELONS

(1) In accordance with T.C.A. § 41-8-106, as of July 1, 1992, no county shall be required to house convicted felons with a sentence of one or more years confinement unless the county, through the authority of its county commission, has chosen to contract with the Department of Correction to house certain felons in county correctional facilities.

(2) Those counties which desire to contract with the Department of Correction to house felons after July 1, 1992, must notify the Commissioner of Correction of their intent by November 1, 1989. To be effective said notification must be in the form of a certified copy of a resolution which has been approved by majority vote of the county commission following comment from the sheriff and chief executive officer concerning the proposal.

(3) Once a county has properly notified the Commissioner of Correction of its intent to contract with the Department of Correction to house certain felons after July 1, 1992, or has properly contracted with the state to house certain felons after July 1, 1992, that county shall not be allowed to alter its intent nor cancel its contract with the state unless and until the county has provided the state with two (2) years advance notice.