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2014 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 25 - Fees of Officers
§ 40-25-123 - Payment of costs by defendant -- Suspension of costs and litigation tax for indigent defendants.
TN Code § 40-25-123 (2014) What's This?
(a) A defendant convicted of a criminal offense shall pay all the costs that have accrued in the cause.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the presiding judge of a court of general sessions may suspend the court costs and the litigation tax as required by ยงยง 67-4-602 -- 67-4-606, for any indigent criminal defendant, as in the presiding judge's opinion the equities of the case require.
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