{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-21-223","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-223","heading":"Complaint for judicial commitment of person scheduled for release to hospital or treatment resource - Stay of release pending completion of hearing","body":"If the commissioner of correction determines from an examination that a person who is in the custody of the department of correction has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance poses a substantial likelihood of serious harm, as defined in § 33-6-501 , then the commissioner shall, no less than thirty (30) days before the person's scheduled release from a correctional facility, file a complaint with the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction under § 33-3-603 for the judicial commitment of the person to a hospital or treatment resource pursuant to title 33, chapter 6, part 5. The clerk shall serve to the person a copy of the complaint pursuant to § 33-3-605 , and shall send a copy of the complaint to the district attorney general with jurisdiction in that district. A complaint filed under this section stays the release of the person pending completion of a hearing pursuant to title 33, chapter 3, part 6.","path":["TN Code","Title 41","Chapter 21"],"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":"3d34d304d3853a4ce696db6fd67c6bed9282286050438d9523d7ac9943513c11","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-21-222","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-41-21-224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}