(a) All counties in the state, except as provided in subsection (b), may institute a work release program in accordance with this chapter.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 41-2-133

  • 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
(b) This section shall not apply to any county having a population, according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of:

not less than

nor more than

14,400

14,500

19,500

19,600

20,200

20,300

28,000

28,100

30,400

30,500
(c) The state’s share of the cost imposed on local governments by the work release program as instituted by this section shall be funded by the increase in state taxes apportioned by law to cities and counties that are not specifically earmarked for a particular purpose.
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