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Parole Officer

Nashville Related Private Laws art. III
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Nashville Related Private Laws, art. III, § 1 Appointment.

Sec. 1. - Appointment. That it shall be the duty of the Judges of the Criminal Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, to appoint a Parole Officer for Davidson County, Tennessee, to serve at the pleasure of said judges.

Nashville Related Private Laws, art. III, § 2 Qualifications.

Sec. 2. - Qualifications. Said parole officer shall be not less than 25 years of age, shall have had a high school education, shall be a person of good character and fitted physically, mentally and morally for said position, shall be acquainted with social welfare work and have ability, training and capacity to make investigations and influence human behavior.

Nashville Related Private Laws, art. III, § 3 Duties—Generally.

Sec. 3. - Duties—Generally. Said parole officer shall work under the supervision, direction and control of said criminal judges and the district attorney general and shall assist them in the investigation, supervision, oversight and control of persons who petition for suspended sentences or paroles, or what are granted a suspended sentence or parole by said judges. Said parole officer shall, under the direction of said judges and the district attorney general investigate and make reports to said official as to the circumstances, history, criminal record, social, physical and mental condition of persons who apply to be released, or are released, under a suspended sentence or parole. Said officer shall also investigate and make reports to said officials relating to revocation of suspended sentences or paroles.

Nashville Related Private Laws, art. III, § 4 Investigation of petitions.

Sec. 4. - Investigation of petitions. Upon the filing of a petition for suspended sentence or parole, and provided the requirements and provisions of Chapter 76, of the Public Acts of 1931, have been complied with, said petition shall be referred to the parole officer herein provided for, and said parole officer shall, as soon as possible thereafter, make a full investigation of the averments of the petition, the circumstances, history, criminal record and the social, physical and mental condition of the petitioner, and shall file a written report, setting out in detail the result of said investigation. A copy of said written report shall be furnished each of the criminal judges and the district attorney general. No petition for a suspended sentence or parole shall be considered by the court unless and until the provisions of Chapter 76, Public Acts of 1931, and the provisions of this Act, have been fully complied with, and unless and until the written report of the parole officer has been filed and copies furnished as hereinabove provided.

Nashville Related Private Laws, art. III, § 5 Supervision of persons paroled or released under suspended sentences.

Sec. 5. - Supervision of persons paroled or released under suspended sentences. Said parole officer shall interview and visit, from time to time, persons paroled or released under suspended sentences by the criminal judges; shall supervise, investigate, check on and report to said judges and the district attorney general the actions, conduct, behavior and progress of said persons; and may require the parolee to report to said parole officers at regular intervals; shall aid all such persons in the amendment of their ways and in rehabilitating them; shall assist in securing employment for them; and shall aid and assist them in every possible way, to the end that said persons shall become and remain law-abiding citizens.

Nashville Related Private Laws, art. III, § 6 Compensation.

Sec. 6. - Compensation. The compensation of said parole officer shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) per month, the same to be paid out of the Ordinary Fund of the county, said payments to be made on voucher issued by the appointing authorities. Said parole officer shall be entitled to the benefits of the Davidson County Pension and Retirement Act, but shall not be subject to civil service. In addition to the salary above provided, said parole officer shall be reimbursed from the same source as above set forth for his reasonable, necessary and actual expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties as such parole officer, an itemized list of said expenses to be submitted, under oath, to the criminal judges and the district attorney general and approved by them before payment; but in no event to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per month.

Nashville Related Private Laws, art. III, § 7 Records, data and information on file.

Sec. 7. - Records, data and information on file. Said parole officer shall keep such records, data and information as is required herein, or as may from time to time be prescribed by the criminal judges and the district attorney general, shall keep a file copy of his reports; shall keep complete social, physical, mental and criminal records of each person placed under his supervision or investigated by him. Said parole officer shall be furnished with necessary office and supplies by the criminal court clerk. The criminal judges may make such rules as they deem proper as to the privacy of said records and their use by others than the judges, district attorney general and said parole officer.
Source: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metropolitan Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/metro_government_of_nashville_and_davidson_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=THCH_PTIIREPRLA_ARTIIIPAOFFetched: 10/28/2026

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