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TCA 39-17-439

Alcohol and drug addiction treatment fee

VIOLATIONViolation

What does this charge mean?

In addition to all other penalties for drug-related convictions under this part of the law, a defendant must pay an additional $100 fee for alcohol and drug addiction treatment. All money collected from this fee goes to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to fund addiction treatment programs. This is an automatic additional financial penalty on top of any jail time or fines.

Penalty Details

ClassificationViolation
Penalty SummaryViolation
(a) In addition to all other fines, fees, costs and punishments now prescribed by law, an alcohol and drug addiction treatment fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be assessed for each conviction for a violation under this part. (A) Substances recognized as drugs in the United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopaths Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them. See Tennessee Code 39-17-402Services: includes labor, skill, professional service, transportation, telephone, mail, gas, electricity, steam, water, cable television, entertainment subscription service or other public services, accommodations in hotels, restaurants or elsewhere, admissions to exhibitions, use of vehicles or other movable property, and any other activity or product considered in the ordinary course of business to be a service, regardless of whether it is listed in this subdivision (a)(38) or a specific statute exists covering the same or similar conduct. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession thereof, and any area subject to the legal authority of the United States. See Tennessee Code 39-17-402(b) All proceeds collected pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services for deposit in the alcohol and drug addiction treatment fund administered by the department. (c) (1) All state funding to implement § 40-35-303(d)(11) shall be paid only from the alcohol and drug addiction treatment fund. (2) Funds expended pursuant to § 40-35-303(d)(11) shall not exceed the funds generated by this section, and, if necessary, treatment offered pursuant to § 40-35-303(d)(11) shall not be available if the treatment would result in expenditures in excess of the amount so generated.
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TCA Section39-17-439