(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board of parole may require, as a mandatory condition of release for any person convicted of a sexual offense as defined in § 40-39-301, that any person so released be enrolled in a satellite-based monitoring program for the full extent of the person’s term of parole, consistent with the requirements of § 40-39-302.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-39-303

  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Sexual offense: means any of the crimes enumerated in §. See Tennessee Code 40-39-301
(b) The board of parole may require, as a mandatory condition of release for any person convicted of a serious offense as defined in this chapter or for other offenders as the board deems appropriate, that the person be enrolled in a satellite-based monitoring program for the full extent of the person’s term of parole, consistent with the requirements of § 40-39-302.
(c) Offender participation in a location tracking and crime correlation based monitoring and supervision program under this section shall be at the discretion of the department or as mandated by the board of parole and shall conform to the participant payment requirements stated in § 40-39-305 and be based upon the person’s ability to pay.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the court shall require any person who is, on or after July 1, 2017, placed on probation for an offense that would qualify the person as a child rapist or a child sexual predator under § 39-13-523(a) and who does not maintain either a primary or secondary residence, to enroll in a satellite-based monitoring and supervision program for the full extent of the person’s term of probation.