Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Complaining witness” means a person who signs a criminal complaint; (A) Any public officer or employee of the state or of any political subdivision of the state or of any governmental instrumentality within the state including, but not limited to, law enforcement officers. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106(2) “Custody” means under arrest by a law enforcement officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant to an order of a court; (3) “Escape” means unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following temporary leave for a specific purpose or limited period, but does not include a violation of conditions of probation or parole; and (4) “Penal institution” includes any institution or facility used to house or detain a person: (A) Convicted of a crime; (B) Adjudicated delinquent by a juvenile court; (C) Who is in direct or indirect custody after a lawful arrest; or (D) When such institution or facility is a court-operated long-term residential substance abuse facility.