Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-5-405

  • commissioner: means the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 33-5-401
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

A judicially committed defendant does not come into the custody of the commissioner until the commissioner determines that the state has an available suitable accommodation and designates a licensed state facility to admit the defendant.