(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governor may designate an agency to coordinate the gathering, analysis and dissemination of state and local criminal justice agency statistics for the purpose of providing the governor, general assembly, and state and local criminal justice agencies with relevant and timely criminal justice data and information.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-1-110

  • Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter and any assistant thereto by whatever name known, any district attorney general and any assistant thereto by whatever name called, and any officer or full-time employee of the general assembly or any committee thereof established by statute, who is duly licensed to practice law in Tennessee, whose duty it is to provide facilities for drafting bills or to assist individual legislators in drafting bills or who renders legal advice and services to the members of the general assembly or committees thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b) As used in this section, “criminal justice agency” includes all state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies, the office of attorney general and reporter, the offices of the district attorneys general, the offices of municipal prosecutors, all state and local courts, all state, county and municipal correctional agencies, and all state and local agencies or entities charged by law with the responsibility of reviewing or monitoring any or all aspects of the criminal justice system.
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