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TN Code › Title 53 › Chapter 11 › Section 53-11-204

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The proceeds of all seizures, confiscations and sales made by a state agency pursuant to this chapter shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and deposited in the state treasury; provided, that upon application of the commissioner, the proceeds or any part of the proceeds may be allocated by the commissioner of finance and administration to the department of safety as expendable receipts for use in the enforcement of this chapter and the other laws of this state regulating narcotic drugs and marijuana. Acts 1955, ch. 83, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; Acts 1976, ch. 499, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-1407.

The proceeds of all seizures, confiscations and sales made by a state agency pursuant to this chapter shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and deposited in the state treasury; provided, that upon application of the commissioner, the proceeds or any part of the proceeds may be allocated by the commissioner of finance and administration to the department of safety as expendable receipts for use in the enforcement of this chapter and the other laws of this state regulating narcotic drugs and marijuana.

Acts 1955, ch. 83, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; Acts 1976, ch. 499, § 2; T.C.A., § 52-1407.

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