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) Means a lawfully established state or local public agency that:
(i) Is responsible for preventing and detecting crime and enforcing laws or local ordinances; and(ii) Has employees who are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority; and(B) Includes an institution considered a “law enforcement agency” pursuant to § 49-7-118; and(2) “Racial profiling” means the detention or interdiction of an individual in traffic contacts, field contacts, or asset seizure and forfeiture efforts solely on the basis of the individual’s actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
