41-21-224 - Notice of release of inmate. - Tennessee Statutes

41-21-224. Notice of release of inmate.

(a)  Whenever any inmate is released by reason of the expiration of the inmate's term of imprisonment from the penitentiary, the warden shall immediately give written notice of the release to the sheriff of the county and the chief of police of the municipality to which the inmate will return and to the district attorney general of the judicial district to which the inmate will return.

(b)  The notice shall clearly state:

     (1)  The name of the inmate;

     (2)  The offense for which the inmate was convicted;

     (3)  The date of the conviction;

     (4)  The date of the inmate's release; and

     (5)  When conviction is based on a morals charge, the notice shall state the nature of the charge.

[Acts 1955, ch. 156, § 1; 1977, ch. 320, § 1; T.C.A., § 41-353; Acts 1988, ch. 999, § 2; 1999, ch. 392, §§ 1-3.]