# Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-33-102: Seizure authorized

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C33_S40-33-102

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-33-102
- **Heading:** Seizure authorized
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 40-33-102

## Text

(a) A conveyance subject to forfeiture under this part may be seized by the director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation or the director's authorized representative, agent or employee, the commissioner of safety or the commissioner's authorized representative, agent or employee, or a sheriff, deputy sheriff, municipal law enforcement officer, campus police officer as defined in § 49-7-118 , internal affairs director or internal affairs special agent of the department of correction, or constable upon process issued by any circuit or criminal court having jurisdiction over the property. (b) Seizure without process may be made if the seizure is incident to an arrest or a search under a search warrant. Acts 1977, ch. 81, § 1; 1981, ch. 512, § 4; T.C.A., § 40-4102; Acts 2007, ch. 106, § 1; 2010, ch. 1040, § 1.
(a) A conveyance subject to forfeiture under this part may be seized by the director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation or the director's authorized representative, agent or employee, the commissioner of safety or the commissioner's authorized representative, agent or employee, or a sheriff, deputy sheriff, municipal law enforcement officer, campus police officer as defined in § 49-7-118 , internal affairs director or internal affairs special agent of the department of correction, or constable upon process issued by any circuit or criminal court having jurisdiction over the property.
(b) Seizure without process may be made if the seizure is incident to an arrest or a search under a search warrant.
Acts 1977, ch. 81, § 1; 1981, ch. 512, § 4; T.C.A., § 40-4102; Acts 2007, ch. 106, § 1; 2010, ch. 1040, § 1.

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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-33-105 Removal of forfeited conveyance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C33_S40-33-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-33-106 Jurisdiction over disposition of conveyance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C33_S40-33-106.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-33-201 Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C33_S40-33-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-33-202 Part definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T40_C33_S40-33-202.md)
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