Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1177 - Tennessee Private Probation Services Council
Chapter 1177-02 - Rules of Professional Conduct
Section 1177-02-.02 - LIABILITY INSURANCE AND PERFORMANCE BOND
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1177-02-.02
Current through April 3, 2024
(1) Any private entity providing probation supervisory services shall post each of the following:
(a) A liability insurance policy in
an amount at least equal to the limits of governmental tort liability
established in the Governmental Tort Liability Act, codified as T.C.A., Title
29, Chapter 20, that is in effect on the date the services are provided.
Nothing in this rule shall be construed as prohibiting such entity from
carrying a liability insurance policy in excess of the limits of liability
provided in the Government Tort Liability Act. Such policy shall be for the
purpose of reimbursing an injured or aggrieved party for any damages or
expenses for which the entity providing probation supervisory services is found
liable by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) A performance bond issued by a corporate
surety in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Such bond shall
be to provide recourse to the government entity for which the private entity is
providing probation supervisory services in the event of nonperformance,
default, bankruptcy or failure of the entity to perform the required services;
all private entities providing misdemeanor probation supervisory services in
this state will use the uniform performance bond designed by the comptroller of
the treasury of Tennessee;
(c) A
copy of the liability insurance policy and the performance bond shall be filed
with the clerk of all courts in each county in which the entity proposes to
provide such probation supervisory services.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 16-3-909 and 40-35-302(g)(1)(C).
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