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Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-1-502

Part definitions

Acts 2015, ch. 335, § 1.

As used in this part:

(1) “Law enforcement agency”: Means a lawfully established state or local public agency that: Is responsible for preventing and detecting crime and enforcing laws or local ordinances; and

(2) Has employees who are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority; and

(3) Includes an institution considered a “law enforcement agency” pursuant to § 49-7-118; and

(4) “Racial profiling” means the detention or interdiction of an individual in traffic contacts, field contacts, or asset seizure and forfeiture efforts solely on the basis of the individual's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, or national origin.

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.