Tenn. Code § 8-14-101

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 8-14-101 - Indigent person - Defined

For the purposes of this part, an "indigent person" is one who does not possess sufficient means to pay reasonable compensation for the services of a competent attorney:

(1) In any criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency proceeding involving a possible deprivation of liberty; or

(2) In any habeas corpus or other post-conviction proceeding.

T.C.A. § 8-14-101

Acts 1989, ch. 588, § 1; 1991, ch. 345, § 1.