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2010 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 11 - Bail
Part 1 - Admission to Bail
- 40-11-101 - Short title.
- 40-11-102 - Bailable offenses.
- 40-11-103 - Methods of release.
- 40-11-104 - Authority to release defendants.
- 40-11-105 - Right to bail Bail by clerk Maximum amounts.
- 40-11-106 - Authority to take bail Appeal.
- 40-11-107 - Taking bail before commitment.
- 40-11-108 - Taking bail after commitment.
- 40-11-109 - Taking bail after indictment.
- 40-11-110 - Bail for material witness.
- 40-11-111 - Bail for persons under disability.
- 40-11-112 - Arrest warrant issued for failure to comply with conditions.
- 40-11-113 - Admission to bail pending appeal.
- 40-11-114 - Contents of written undertaking.
- 40-11-115 - Release on recognizance or unsecured bond Factors considered.
- 40-11-116 - Conditions on release.
- 40-11-117 - Bail security required.
- 40-11-118 - Execution and deposit Bail set no higher than necessary Factors considered Bonds and sureties.
- 40-11-119 - Return of deposit to defendant.
- 40-11-120 - Forfeiture of defendant's bail deposit.
- 40-11-121 - Judgment for fine and costs Deposit applied to payment.
- 40-11-122 - Bail bond secured by real estate or sureties.
- 40-11-123 - Sufficiency of sureties Evidence.
- 40-11-124 - List of approved and qualified professional bondsmen Certification required Rules concerning qualifications.
- 40-11-125 - Approval of bondsmen withheld, withdrawn or suspended.
- 40-11-126 - “Unprofessional conduct” defined for bondsmen and surety agents.
- 40-11-127 - Charges preferred against bondsman.
- 40-11-128 - Certain persons disqualified as bondsmen.
- 40-11-129 - Sureties not discharged by irregularities.
- 40-11-130 - Duration of bond or recognizance.
- 40-11-131 - Defects in bond no defense.
- 40-11-132 - Exoneration of bail bondsman or surety by surrender of defendant.
- 40-11-133 - Arrest of defendant by bail bondsman or other authorized person.
- 40-11-134 - Sheriff assisting bail bondsman or surety in arrest.
- 40-11-135 - Return of bail bond after arrest.
- 40-11-136 - Surrender to sheriff.
- 40-11-137 - Duty of bail bondsman or surety upon surrendering defendant Hearing.
- 40-11-138 - Release of bail bondsmen or sureties from obligations.
- 40-11-139 - Forfeiture of bail security Notice to defendant and sureties.
- 40-11-140 - Execution on judgment.
- 40-11-141 - Release during trial.
- 40-11-142 - [Repealed.]
- 40-11-143 - Change in bail or conditions of release.
- 40-11-144 - Review of release decision.
- 40-11-145 - “Guaranteed arrest or bail bond certificate” defined.
- 40-11-146 - Guaranteed arrest or bail bond certificate in lieu of cash bail.
- 40-11-147 - Admission to bail after arrest in one county upon a warrant issued in another county.
- 40-11-148 - Bail for defendant charged with commission of crime while free on bail.
- 40-11-149 - Attorney not permitted to sign bond in criminal case.
- 40-11-150 - Determination of risk to victim prior to release Conditional release Discharge of conditions Notification to law enforcement.
- 40-11-151 - Notice to person employing bail bondsman.
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