Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 40 > Chapter 36 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Application process and procedures: means the criteria and guidelines developed by the department of correction for the establishment of community corrections plans, the granting of funds for programs authorized by this chapter and the monitoring, evaluation and review of programs funded under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Board: means a local community corrections advisory board as established in this chapter. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of correction. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• Community: includes the county or counties comprising a judicial district as provided in title 16, chapter 2, part 5. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• Community-based alternatives to incarceration: means services and programs provided in local jurisdictions for eligible offenders in lieu of incarceration in state penal institutions or local jails and workhouses. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• County legislative body: includes the governing legislative body of any county organized under Article XI, §. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• County mayor: includes the chief executive officer of any county organized under Article XI, §. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• Court: means the trial judge exercising sentencing jurisdiction over an eligible offender under this chapter and includes any successor of the trial judge. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
• 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
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Renovation: means the repair, remodeling, alteration or expansion of existing buildings or structures to make them habitable or suitable for program operations and includes the acquisition and installation of necessary initial equipment. See Tennessee Code 40-36-102
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• 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
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105