Bill > HB1986

This bill requires that if a county incurs expenses related to a criminal prosecution, it must submit an invoice detailing those expenses to the department of correction, which is the state agency responsible for prisons and inmates. The department then has 60 days from receiving the invoice to pay the county the amount of expenses that are legally allowed. This change amends existing Tennessee law, specifically Title 40 and Title 41 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, which deal with criminal procedure and corrections, respectively, to ensure counties are reimbursed for certain prosecution costs.