40-35-309 - Probation authorized outside jurisdiction of court Transfer or retention of jurisdiction.
40-35-309. Probation authorized outside jurisdiction of court Transfer or retention of jurisdiction.
Whenever a court authorizes a defendant sentenced to supervised probation to reside in this state but outside the jurisdiction of the sentencing court, the court may:
(1) Retain jurisdiction over the defendant; or
(2) Transfer jurisdiction over the defendant to an appropriate court in the jurisdiction in which the defendant will reside. A court to which jurisdiction is transferred shall have the same powers as the sentencing court.
[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 6.]