(a) In any investigation involving a human trafficking offense, as defined in § 39-13- 314, an organized crime offense, under title 39, chapter 12, part 2, or an offense classified as a Class A or Class B felony, in which a district attorney general declines prosecution, an investigating state or local law enforcement agency may report and submit evidence of the offense to the district attorney general for another judicial district, in which jurisdiction and venue over the offense are proper, according to law and consistent with Rule 18 of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, for consideration and action.(b) This section does not affect, impair, or limit the sole, exclusive, and absolute discretion of a district attorney general in the performance of duties and responsibilities, or in the allocation of any investigatory, prosecutorial, administrative, staffing, and fiscal resources available to the district attorney general pursuant to § 8-7-103.Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 805,s 2, eff. 4/29/2024.
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