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Hot Topic: Mental Evaluations For City Employees: Tennessee Enters Into A Consent Decree With The United States Department Of Justice, Rex Barton
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The State of Tennessee has entered into a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice to settle an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case contesting the validity of several statutes concerning the minimum qualifications for certain public safety employees.
Hot Topic: Important Notice Of Changes To P.O.S.T. Commission Rules, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: Important Notice Of Changes To P.O.S.T. Commission Rules, Rex Barton
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The Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission recently enacted several rule changes, several of which will have a significant impact on local law enforcement agencies.
Hot Topic: 2000 Legislative Changes Of Interest To Local Law Enforcement, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: 2000 Legislative Changes Of Interest To Local Law Enforcement, Rex Barton
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The 2000 legislative session resulted in numerous changes that affect law enforcement in Tennessee. This publication highlights some of the more important changes.
Hot Topic: Requirements Of Fingerprint Law, Rex Barton
Hot Topic: Requirements Of Fingerprint Law, Rex Barton
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The Fingerprint Law was originally passed in the 1997 legislative session. The original law mandated that local law enforcement agencies (1) Fingerprint every person arrested and forward the fingerprint cards to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), and (2) Maintain at least an 85 percent retention rate. (This means that the TBI should not reject more than 15 percent of the fingerprint cards due to poor quality.)