2020 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 11 - Bail
Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail
§ 40-11-202. Scire Facias

Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-11-202 (2020)

A scire facias shall issue to notify the defendant and the defendant's sureties to show cause why the judgment shall not be made final.

Code 1858, § 5178; Shan., § 7142; Code 1932, § 11689; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1302.

Cross-References. Form of scire facias, §§29-32-108,29-32-109.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Bail and Recognizance, § 15.

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