Tennessee Code 4-6-145 – Information from clerks, superintendents, and jailers
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-6-145
- 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.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The clerks of all trial courts exercising criminal jurisdiction, the superintendents of all local workhouses, and all jailers shall, upon the request of the department of correction, furnish to the department pertinent information relating to felony offenders committed to local workhouses and jails, including the names of offenders, offenses committed, sentences imposed, presentence reports and all other information deemed relevant by the department for long-term correctional planning.