Tennessee HB1471 amends drug court eligibility criteria to focus on felony offenses within the previous ten years.
Tennessee HB1471 modifies the eligibility criteria for drug courts by changing the focus from any offense to a felony offense within the previous ten years. It also removes a specific subdivision from Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-22-103. The changes take effect on July 1, 2026.
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