§ 41-21-901 Short title
§ 41-21-902 Part definitions
§ 41-21-903 Inmate asset disclosure form
§ 41-21-904 Inmate asset report
§ 41-21-905 Investigation of inmates’ assets – Action for reimbursement of costs of incarceration
§ 41-21-906 Inmates required to cooperate – Lack of cooperation consideration in parole determination
§ 41-21-907 Jurisdiction – Form of complaint – Hearing – Order – Amount of reimbursement – Failure to comply – Payment of costs – Recovery of expenses in care of inmate
§ 41-21-908 Use of remedies, interim orders and enforcement procedures allowed by law or court rule – Liens and other encumbrances – Appointment of receiver – Homestead exemption
§ 41-21-909 Cooperation with attorney general and reporter – Costs of investigations – State treasurer to make determinations of amounts due
§ 41-21-910 Interagency cooperation to ensure child support obligations met
§ 41-21-911 Assignment of workers’ compensation arrearages
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 41 > Chapter 21 > Part 9 - Inmate Financial Responsibility Act of 1998

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Assets: means property, tangible or intangible, real or personal, belonging to or due an inmate or former inmate, including income or payments to the inmate from social security, workers' compensation, veteran's compensation, pension benefits, previously earned salary or wages, bonuses, annuities, retirement benefits, insurance benefits or from any other source whatsoever, but does not include any of the following:
    (A) The homestead of the inmate. See Tennessee Code 41-21-902
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of correction or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 41-21-902
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Cost of care: means the cost to the department of correction for providing transportation, room, board, clothing, security, medical and other normal living expenses of inmates under the jurisdiction of the department, as determined by the commissioner of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-21-902
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the department of correction. See Tennessee Code 41-21-902
  • 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.
  • Inmate: means any person who is confined in a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the department. See Tennessee Code 41-21-902
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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).
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 41-21-902
  • State correctional facility: means a facility or institution that houses an inmate population under the jurisdiction of the department. See Tennessee Code 41-21-902