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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-502

Conversion of fractions in calculations

Known as the Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act

The act spans §§ 40-35-101 to 40-35-505 (69 sections).

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 6.

(1) For purposes of calculating the release eligibility date, a fraction of a month is construed to mean: For one tenth (0.1) of a month, three (3) days;

(2) For two tenths (0.2) of a month, six (6) days;

(3) For three tenths (0.3) of a month, nine (9) days;

(4) For four tenths (0.4) of a month, twelve (12) days;

(5) For five tenths (0.5) of a month, fifteen (15) days;

(6) For six tenths (0.6) of a month, eighteen (18) days;

(7) For seven tenths (0.7) of a month, twenty-one (21) days;

(8) For eight tenths (0.8) of a month, twenty-four (24) days; and

(9) For nine tenths (0.9) of a month, twenty-seven (27) days.

(10) For purposes of calculating the release eligibility date for a sentence of less than one (1) year, a fraction of a day is construed to mean that the next day is the release eligibility date.

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.