Probation Authorized Outside Jurisdiction of Court — Transfer or Retention of Jurisdiction

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Criminal Procedure
4. Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989
5. Sentences
6. Probation Authorized Outside Jurisdiction of Court — Transfer or Retention of Jurisdiction

Whenever a court authorizes a defendant sentenced to supervised probation to reside in this state but outside the jurisdiction of the sentencing court, the court may:

1. Retain jurisdiction over the defendant; or
2. Transfer jurisdiction over the defendant to an appropriate court in the jurisdiction in which the defendant will reside. A court to which jurisdiction is transferred shall have the same powers as the sentencing court.

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