(a) Indictments or presentments under this chapter and chapter 5 of this title shall be only upon recommendation or request of the department of transportation, filed in the court having jurisdiction of the offense.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-3-121

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
(b) The department of transportation or any member thereof, or any person authorized by law to prosecute criminal cases, may be prosecutor.