Tennessee Code 42-1-208 – Reports of arrests under section 42-1-201 or section 42-1-203
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 42-1-208
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- 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.
Within thirty (30) days of an arrest being made for a violation of § 42-1-201 or § 42-1-203, the arresting law enforcement agency shall report the filing of charges, the results of any tests for alcohol or other substances that were conducted and the results of the trial or other subsequent proceeding, if known within that time period, to the division, branch or office of the federal aviation administration having jurisdiction for the regulation and certification of crewmembers or airplanes in the area of the agency. Law enforcement agencies possessing evidence of a violation of § 42-1-201 or § 42-1-203 shall present the evidence for use by the federal aviation administration as well as for prosecution by the state under this section.