Section 40-7-123 - Development of standardized written procedure of verifying citizenship status(a) The Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission shall develop a standardized written procedure for verifying the citizenship status of individuals who are arrested, booked, or confined for any period in a county or municipal jail or detention facility and reporting to the appropriate immigration and customs enforcement detention and removal operations field office those individuals who may be in violation of the Immigration and Naturalization Act ( 8 U.S.C § 1101 et seq.).(b) When a person is arrested, booked or confined for any period in the jail of the county or any municipality, the keeper of the jail shall utilize the above-referenced procedure to verify the citizenship status of each arrested, booked, or otherwise confined individual and report those individuals to the appropriate immigration and customs enforcement detention and removal operations field office if the keeper of the jail determines that the individual is in violation of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, or if such status cannot be determined.(c) This section shall not apply to any county or municipality that has entered into and is operating under a memorandum of understanding with the United States department of homeland security concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws.(d) This section shall not apply to any county or municipality while it participates in the United States immigration and customs enforcement criminal alien program (CAP). Acts 2010, ch. 1112, § 1.