{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-20-301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-20-301","heading":"Confinement in special technical violator unit","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the event that an offender receives a suspension of sentence, has that suspension of sentence revoked for reasons other than the commission of a new felony offense, and is committed to the department of correction, the department shall have the authority to place the offender in a special technical violator unit in lieu of confinement in a regular state penal facility unless the court specifies otherwise in the order of revocation. If the court specifically prohibits the placement of an offender in a special technical violator unit, the court shall make findings of fact and state the reasons for its decision in the order of revocation. In such unit the offender shall, at a minimum, be required to participate for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days in an intensive regimen of work and available treatment programs in accordance with policies and procedures established by the department.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 20"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"9e4a576d18c5a0dc60d793c3272dfec94aae9cbdec474955a093561c321ea778","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-20-207","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-20-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}