55-10-452 - Disposition of fund. - Tennessee Statutes

55-10-452. Disposition of fund.

The respective counties shall be authorized to expend the funds generated by the increased fines provided for in Acts 1994, ch. 948, by appropriations to any of the following:

     (1)  Alcohol, drug, and mental health treatment facilities licensed by the department of mental health and developmental disabilities;

     (2)  Metropolitan drug commissions or other similar programs sanctioned by the governor's Drug Free Tennessee program for the purposes of Acts 1994, ch. 948;

     (3)  Organizations exempted from the payment of federal income taxes by § 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, codified in 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), whose primary mission is to educate the public on the dangers of illicit drug use, alcohol abuse, or the co-occurring disorder of both alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness or to render treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, or the co-occurring disorder of both alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness;

     (4)  Specialized court programs and specialized court dockets that supervise offenders who suffer from alcohol and drug abuse, or the co-occurring disorder of both alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness;

     (5)  Organizations that operate drug, alcohol, or co-occurring disorder treatment programs for the homeless or indigent;

     (6)  Agencies or organizations for purposes of drug testing of offenders who have been placed on misdemeanor probation; and

     (7)  The employment of a probation officer for the purposes of supervising drug and alcohol offenders.

[Acts 1994, ch. 948, § 5; 2005, ch. 309, § 1; 2008, ch. 813, § 1.]