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Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-10-202

Appearance before judicial officer of persons arrested for intoxication — Disposition

Known as the Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Treatment Act

The act spans §§ 33–33 (25 sections).

Acts 1973, ch. 295, § 17; T.C.A., § 33-817; Acts 1993, ch. 234, § 5; T.C.A., § 33-8-202; Acts 2009, ch. 186, § 22; T.C.A., § 68-24-202.

(1) Whenever any citizen is taken into custody solely because of a condition of intoxication or similar condition, it shall be the duty of the arresting officer to promptly present the citizen before a judicial officer.

(2) If the judicial officer finds that the citizen is in need of and willing to accept medical treatment for the citizen's condition, then the judicial officer shall order the arresting officer to conduct the citizen to a place of treatment, if available, and the delivery of the citizen to the designated place of treatment shall effectively release and discharge the arresting officer and judicial officer from any further duties or liability in connection with the arrest.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.