Order Amending Rule 17 with Appendix
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: AMENDMENT TO RULE 17,
RULES OF THE TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT
No. ADM2023-01518
ORDER
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 17 provides for a uniform judgment document to be used in all trial courts of record for convictions in all cases falling within the Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989.
Recent statutory changes concerning mandatory minimum sentences, community supervision, and release eligibility for persons convicted of certain offenses and recent court decisions concerning restitution require revisions to the uniform judgment document.
Accordingly, the Court hereby amends Rule 17 by adopting the amended and updated uniform judgment document attached as an Appendix to this Order. This amendment shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
The Clerk shall provide a copy of this Order to LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters. In addition, this Order shall be posted on the Tennessee Supreme Court’s website.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
PER CURIAM 11/02/