# Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-102: Chapter definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-102
- **Heading:** Chapter definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 40 / Chapter 28 / Section 40-28-102

## Text

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the board of parole; (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of correction; (3) "Department" means the department of correction; (4) "Executive director" means the officer employed by the board as the chief administrative officer of the agency; (5) "Notification," as used in this part, may include telephone, facsimile and internet communications; (6) "Parole" means the release of a prisoner to the community by the board prior to the expiration of the prisoner's term subject to conditions imposed by the board and to supervision by the department, or when a court or other authority has issued a warrant against the prisoner and the board, in its discretion, has released the prisoner to answer the warrant of the court or authority; and (7) "Probation and parole officer" means a probation and parole officer employed by the department. Acts 1937, ch. 276, §§ 1, 2; 1949, ch. 18, §§ 1-3; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §§ 11818.1, 11818.2 (Williams, §§ 11843.1, 11843.2); Acts 1961, ch. 93, § 1; 1963, ch. 288, § 1; 1970, ch. 488, § 1; 1972, ch. 636, §§ 1-8; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(82); 1978, ch. 929, § 6; 1979, ch. 359, §§ 2-5, 7; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 359, §§ 5, 26; Acts 1980, ch. 584, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3601(2); Acts 1989, ch. 227, §§ 1, 2; 1998, ch. 1049, §§ 23 - 25, 66; 1999, ch. 516, § 1; 2012, ch. 727, § 13.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the board of parole;
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of correction;
(3) "Department" means the department of correction;
(4) "Executive director" means the officer employed by the board as the chief administrative officer of the agency;
(5) "Notification," as used in this part, may include telephone, facsimile and internet communications;
(6) "Parole" means the release of a prisoner to the community by the board prior to the expiration of the prisoner's term subject to conditions imposed by the board and to supervision by the department, or when a court or other authority has issued a warrant against the prisoner and the board, in its discretion, has released the prisoner to answer the warrant of the court or authority; and
(7) "Probation and parole officer" means a probation and parole officer employed by the department.
Acts 1937, ch. 276, §§ 1, 2; 1949, ch. 18, §§ 1-3; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §§ 11818.1, 11818.2 (Williams, §§ 11843.1, 11843.2); Acts 1961, ch. 93, § 1; 1963, ch. 288, § 1; 1970, ch. 488, § 1; 1972, ch. 636, §§ 1-8; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(82); 1978, ch. 929, § 6; 1979, ch. 359, §§ 2-5, 7; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 359, §§ 5, 26; Acts 1980, ch. 584, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3601(2); Acts 1989, ch. 227, §§ 1, 2; 1998, ch. 1049, §§ 23 - 25, 66; 1999, ch. 516, § 1; 2012, ch. 727, § 13.

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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-104 Powers and duties of board - Executive director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C28_S40-28-104.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-113 Prisoners to whom applicable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C28_S40-28-113.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-115 Eligibility for parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C28_S40-28-115.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-116 Power to parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C28_S40-28-116.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-117 Grounds for parole - Terms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C28_S40-28-117.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-118 Determination as to paroles - Supervision of parolees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C28_S40-28-118.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-28-119 Records of parolees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C28_S40-28-119.md)

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