55-10-606 - Petition of district attorney general. - Tennessee Statutes

55-10-606. Petition of district attorney general.

(a)  Upon receipt of the record referenced in § 55-10-605, it is the duty of the district attorney general forthwith to file a petition against the individual in the court of general criminal jurisdiction for the county in which the individual resides, or may be found.

(b)  The district attorney general may also file such a petition upon receipt of appropriate information from any other source.

[Acts 1974, ch. 748, §§ 13, 14; T.C.A., § 59-2106.]