Contract service providers

(a) As used in this section, “contract service provider”: Ask a traffic law question, get an answer ASAP!Thousands of highly rated, verified traffic lawyers. Parking violations, accidents, DUI/DWI, licensing, registration, and more Protect your vehicle and your rights with expert legal help now (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.Manufacturer: means every person engaged in the business of constructing or assembling vehicles of a type required to be registered at an established place of business in this state. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.Operator: means :(A) For purposes of a conventionally operated vehicle, every person, other than a chauffeur, who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101Owner: means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof, with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or an engaged ADS. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105(1) Means a private entity that enters into a written contract or agreement with a government entity of this state to provide supervision of offenders using an electronic monitoring device; and (2) Does not include: (A) An ignition interlock provider; or (B) An electronic monitoring device manufacturer or producer. (b) A contract service provider must: (1) Have a written contract with the government entity containing the following: (A) A description of the responsibilities of the contract service provider and the services to be rendered; (B) Requirements for bonding of staff; (C) Staffing levels and standards of supervision, including the type and frequency of contacts; (D) Procedures for handling indigent offenders; (E) Reporting procedures and circumstances for violations; (F) Reporting and recordkeeping procedures; (G) Default and contract termination procedures; and (H) A schedule listing the fees and charges assessed to the offenders supervised by the contract service provider; and (2) Maintain general liability insurance coverage of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) at all times while providing contract services and provide the government entity with written documentation of the insurance coverage. (c) A contract service provider has the following responsibilities: (1) Providing services for the supervision of offenders assigned to the contract service provider by the court; (2) Training all employees who have contact with offenders to provide accurate information regarding the offender’s case and to maintain confidentiality; (3) Requiring a fingerprint-based criminal background check in accordance with subsection (n) on every employee prior to the employee beginning employment; (4) Maintaining an employee folder for every employee containing the job application, signed confidentiality statements as required by this section, training records, criminal justice experience, documentation of education, and the written notice from the contracting government entity pursuant to subsection (n) stating whether the employee meets criteria or does not meet criteria for employment based on the criminal background check; (5) Prohibiting the soli