{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-5-503","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-5-503","heading":"Capital defendant","body":"The court with criminal jurisdiction may order the person to participate in community-based services under a plan approved and developed by the department to prevent the person's 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) Has been committed under § 52-5-404 in connection with a capital offense or with a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity on a capital offense; (B) No longer meets the standards under which the person was committed; and (C) Has a condition that requires training or treatment without which the person would again meet commitment standards; 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 the person to participate in community-based services under a plan approved and developed by the department to prevent the person's 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) Has been committed under § 52-5-404 in connection with a capital offense or with a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity on a capital offense; (B) No longer meets the standards under which the person was committed; and (C) Has a condition that requires training or treatment without which the person would again meet commitment standards; and\n(A) Has been committed under § 52-5-404 in connection with a capital offense or with a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity on a capital offense;\n(B) No longer meets the standards under which the person was committed; and\n(C) Has a condition that requires training or treatment without which the person would again meet commitment standards; 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":"ddea15f052a4eb7eb3f5427fb8b80414707b3203321e76e50fc46fb81c17f943","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-5-502","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-5-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}