The supreme court shall fix the effective date of all its rules; provided, that the rules shall not take effect until they have been reported to the general assembly by the chief justice at or after the beginning of a regular session of the general assembly, but not later than February 1 during the session, and until they have been approved by resolutions of both the house of representatives and the senate.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-404
Effective date of rules — Approval of rules by general assembly
Known as the Integrated Criminal Justice Act
The act spans §§ 16–16 (72 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Brackett (1993)
Most recently applied in State v. Brackett (January 1993)
Acts 1965, ch. 227, § 3; T.C.A., § 16-114; Acts 1985, ch. 24, § 1.
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