{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-5-502","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-5-502","heading":"Felony defendant acquitted by reason of insanity","body":"The court with criminal jurisdiction may order a person to participate in community-based services under a plan approved and developed by the department to avoid deterioration to the point where the person would be committable only if: (1) The court finds on proof by clear and convincing evidence that a person with an intellectual disability: (A) Is charged with a felony; (B) Is acquitted of the charge on a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity because of an intellectual disability at the time of the commission of the crime; (C) Is not committable under § 52-5-404 ; (D) Requires training or treatment because of the intellectual disability; and (E) Is likely to meet the standards of § 52-5-404 without the training or treatment; and (2) The department certifies to the court that there are funds available within the limits of the department's line-item appropriation for services under this section for service to the person. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.\nThe court with criminal jurisdiction may order a person to participate in community-based services under a plan approved and developed by the department to avoid deterioration to the point where the person would be committable only if:\n(1) The court finds on proof by clear and convincing evidence that a person with an intellectual disability: (A) Is charged with a felony; (B) Is acquitted of the charge on a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity because of an intellectual disability at the time of the commission of the crime; (C) Is not committable under § 52-5-404 ; (D) Requires training or treatment because of the intellectual disability; and (E) Is likely to meet the standards of § 52-5-404 without the training or treatment; and\n(A) Is charged with a felony;\n(B) Is acquitted of the charge on a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity because of an intellectual disability at the time of the commission of the crime;\n(C) Is not committable under § 52-5-404 ;\n(D) Requires training or treatment because of the intellectual disability; and\n(E) Is likely to meet the standards of § 52-5-404 without the training or treatment; and\n(2) The department certifies to the court that there are funds available within the limits of the department's line-item appropriation for services under this section for service to the person.","path":["TN Code","Title 52","Chapter 5"],"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":"97859fb816e24c6298ebcddf27dedb2693f3216620f2b63e1caa623574a574d2","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-5-501","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-5-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}