(a) Meals may be furnished without charge to volunteers if the scheduled volunteer assignment extends over an established meal period.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-10-104

  • Department: means the department of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-10-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Volunteer: means any person who, after fulfilling appropriate policy requirements, is assigned to a volunteer job and provides a service without pay from the department or board except for compensation for those expenses incurred directly as the result of volunteer services as defined in this chapter. See Tennessee Code 41-10-101
(b) Travel expenses may be reimbursed to those volunteers whose volunteer assignment requires them to use their own vehicle or to be away from home in accordance with state travel regulations.
(c) Volunteers may use state vehicles when their assignments so require, subject to the approval of the department and compliance with any rules or regulations that may be promulgated by the department.