Tennessee Code 37-5-207 – Commitment for federal offense
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-5-207
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
- Juvenile: means a person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
- 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
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Authority is given to the department for commitment of children who may be convicted of any offense against the United States in any district court of the United States within the state and sentenced by such court to the department, and to that end, the commissioner may enter into a contract with the attorney general of the United States for their detention, subsistence and proper employment of such juvenile offenders and the rate of compensation to be paid for the use of the institution by the United States.