Pursuant to state regulations, each jail must have a space where inmates are received, searched, showered, and issued clothing (if provided by the facility) prior to assignment to the living quarters. New facilities shall provide space inside the security perimeter, separate from inmate living areas and administrative offices, for inmate processing as inmates are received and discharged from the facility. This space shall have the following components:
Rules of the Tennessee Corrections Institute, Rule 1400-1-.04(11).
An intake form must be completed for every person admitted to the jail and must contain the following information, unless otherwise prohibited by statute:
Rules of the Tennessee Corrections Institute, Rule 1400-1-.14(2).
The admitting officer must assure himself or herself that each prisoner received is committed under proper legal authority. Rules of the Tennessee Corrections Institute, Rule 1400-1-.14(3). See T.C.A. §§ 8-8-201(a)(3) and 41-4-103(a).