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TN Code § 40-11-151 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 1 - Admission to Bail|§ 40-11-151. Notice to Person Employing Bail Bondsman

 Any person utilizing the services of a professional bail bondsman or bonding agent shall receive a copy of the following notice with the person's bail bond. No changes may be made in the substance of the notice; but minor printing adjustments may be made. The notice may be printed on the face, back or as a separate attachment to the bond.   NOTICE IF YOU USE A PROFESSIONAL BONDSMAN:   Amount of Charges to You.  The premium fee for your bond should not be more than ten percent (10%) of the face amount of your bond. For example, if your bond is $2,500, the premium on the bond should not be more than $250. In addition to this amount, the law also permits a one-time $25 initiation fee, (T.C.A. § 40-11-316).   Insist on a Receipt.  The law, (T.C.A. § 40-11-304), requires a bail bondsman to keep a duplicate receipt. The receipt must show the name of the person paying money or pledging property, the name of the person for whom it was paid, the account or purpose for which it is received, and the suit, action or matter in which the money is paid.   Collateral That Can Be Required.  If a bondsman insists on collateral in addition to the ten percent (10%) premium fee, you may wish to talk to another bondsman. However, a bondsman may accept collateral, and if the bondsman accepts collateral, the bondsman must give you a written receipt for the collateral, and the receipt shall give in detail a full description of the collateral received and the terms of redemption as required by T.C.A. § 40-11-126(8).   A BONDSMAN MAY NOT LOCK YOU BACK UP OR SURRENDER YOU ARBITRARILY OR WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE. GOOD CAUSE MAY INCLUDE YOUR FAILURE TO PERFORM YOUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CONTRACT YOU HAVE WITH YOUR BONDSMAN (T.C.A. § 40-11-126(7) & § 40-11-132).
TN Code § 40-11-153 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 1 - Admission to Bail|§ 40-11-153. Release Within Twelve Hours of the Time of Arrest Prohibited for Certain Offenses — Exceptions — Requirements

  Any defendant arrested for the offense of unauthorized camping on state property, as defined in § 39-14-414; vandalism, as described in § 39-14-408(b)(1); rioting, as defined in § 39-17-302; aggravated rioting, as defined in § 39-17-303; inciting to riot, as defined in § 39-17-304; disrupting a meeting or procession, as described in § 39-17-306; or obstructing a highway, as described in § 39-17-307(a)(1) shall not be released within twelve (12) hours of the time of arrest. The magistrate or other official duly authorized to release the defendant may, however, release the defendant in less than twelve (12) hours if the official finds that the defendant is not likely to immediately resume the criminal behavior based on the circumstances of the arrest and the defendant's prior criminal history, if any.   The findings of the magistrate or other official duly authorized to release the defendant must be reduced to writing. The written findings must be attached to the warrant and shall be preserved as a permanent part of the record. The arresting officer shall make official note of the time of the arrest in order to establish the beginning of the twelve-hour period required by this section.
TN Code § 40-11-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-201. Conditional Judgment on Failure to Appear

  If the defendant who gives bail or makes a cash deposit as provided in part 1 of this chapter does not appear according to the undertaking, a conditional judgment may be entered against the defendant and the defendant's sureties, or against the defendant alone, in case of a deposit, or the court may grant an extension.   No forfeiture or conditional forfeiture of any appearance or bail bond shall be rendered in any case where a statement of a licensed physician is furnished to the court showing that the principal in the bond is prevented from attending by some mental or physical disability, or where evidence of the defendant's incarceration is furnished to the court.   The appearance or bail bond shall remain in full force and effect until the principal is physically or mentally able to appear, or until a detainer against the principal is filed with the detaining authority. On the filing of a detainer, the bondsman and sureties shall remain liable for the expenses of returning the principal to this jurisdiction for trial when the principal is released by the detaining authority. If the detainer request is refused or if the detaining authority releases the principal notwithstanding the filing of the detainer, the surety shall not be liable in the undertaking. It shall be the duty of the bondsman or surety to present to the presiding court, in a timely manner, all appropriate documentation evidencing that the detainer was properly filed or refused, or that the detaining authority released the principal notwithstanding the filing of the detainer. The liability of any bondsman or surety shall not exceed the amount of the bail bond. After trial, however, if it is necessary to return the principal to the detaining authority in another jurisdiction, all expenses incurred in the return shall be paid by the state of Tennessee. As used in this subsection (c), “detainer” includes any means of requesting a defendant be returned to this jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, a detainer, habeas corpus, or extradition.    Code 1858, § 5177; Shan., § 7141; Code 1932, § 11688; modified; Acts 1967, ch. 333, § 1; 1977, ch. 370, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1301; Acts 1988, ch. 579, § 1; 2007, ch. 255, §§ 1, 2; 2008, ch. 1131, § 1; 2010, ch. 866, § 1; 2015, ch. 517, § 1; 2017, ch. 100, § 1.
TN Code § 40-11-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-202. Scire Facias

 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.
TN Code § 40-11-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-203. Exoneration by Surrender of Defendant

  After the liability of the bail bondsman or surety has become fixed by forfeiture, and before payment, the bail bondsman or surety may be exonerated from the liability by the surrender of the defendant and the payment of all costs; but may be exonerated from costs also if, in the opinion of the court, the bail bondsman or surety has been in no fault.   It is left to the sound discretion of the court whether the bail bondsman or surety shall be relieved from the liability of bail to any and to what extent.    Code 1858, §§ 5180, 5181 (deriv. Acts 1811, ch. 2); Shan., §§ 7144, 7145; Code 1932, §§ 11693, 11694; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1303.
TN Code § 40-11-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-204. Relief on Forfeited Recognizances

   Except as provided in subsection (b), the judges of the general sessions, circuit, criminal and supreme courts may receive, hear and determine the petition of any person who claims relief is merited on any recognizances forfeited, and so lessen or absolutely remit the same, less a clerk's commission of five percent (5%) of the original paid final forfeiture or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is less, and do all and everything therein as they shall deem just and right, and consistent with the welfare of the state, as well as the person praying for relief. This power shall extend to the relief of those against whom final judgment has been entered whether or not the judgment has been paid, as well as to the relief of those against whom proceedings are in progress.   Cities, which have adopted home rule, may elect to authorize their city court judges to lessen or remit forfeitures in accordance with this section if those judges have jurisdiction to hear state misdemeanor cases.     In counties having a population of more than seven hundred thousand (700,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the clerk's commission authorized by this section shall be ten percent (10%) of the forfeiture or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is less.    Code 1858, §§ 5182, 5183 (deriv. Acts 1788, ch. 32, § 2); Acts 1915, ch. 29, § 1; Shan., §§ 7146, 7147; Code 1932, §§ 11695, 11696; Acts 1974, ch. 599, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1304; Acts 1987, ch. 423, § 5; 1993, ch. 96, § 1; 1995, ch. 456, § 7; 1997, ch. 386, § 1.
TN Code § 40-11-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-205. Refund of Forfeiture Payments on Reversal

 Money paid into the treasury by virtue of a judgment of the circuit or criminal court upon a forfeited recognizance shall be refunded to the party paying the same, upon the reversal of the judgment by the supreme court, on appeal or writ of error duly prosecuted. The commissioner of finance and administration shall give the party a warrant for the money upon the production of a certified copy of the judgment of reversal.   Code 1858, § 5184 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 70); Shan., § 7148; Code 1932, § 11697; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1305.
TN Code § 40-11-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-206. State Purchase of Land Sold to Collect on Forfeiture

 In all cases where land or lands shall be sold at sheriff's sale for the purpose of collecting the amount due on forfeited appearance bonds in criminal cases, the state shall be authorized to purchase any of the lands. The amount paid by the state for the purchase of the lands shall in no case be greater than the amount of the bond upon which forfeiture has been taken and upon which the forfeiture the execution was issued.
TN Code § 40-11-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-207. Notice to District Attorney General of Sale of Land

 In all cases of sales under execution issued to collect the amount of forfeiture taken upon appearance bonds in criminal cases, it is the duty of the sheriff to send to the district attorney general for the district in which the sale is to be made a copy of the advertisement of the sale.
TN Code § 40-11-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-208. Bid by District Attorney General

 The district attorney general for the district in which the sale is to be made shall then determine the amount or amounts which the property should bring at a fair sale, and, if the district attorney general thinks it expedient to do so, shall, in person or by agent, bid the property in for the state of Tennessee at a sum that the district attorney general thinks the property is reasonably worth. The amount at which the property is purchased shall in no event exceed the amount of the forfeiture for the satisfaction of which execution has been issued and the sale held.
TN Code § 40-11-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-209. Certificate of District Attorney General

 The district attorney general for the district in which the sale is to be made shall thereupon issue and deliver a certificate to the sheriff of the county conducting the sale, where the land or lands are situated. The certificate shall be in the following words and figures:   State of Tennessee, County of   day of  (year)   I,  , district attorney general for the  judicial district do hereby certify that I have purchased on the  day of  (year) on behalf of and in the name of the State of Tennessee at a sale under execution at the courthouse, in  County, Tennessee from  the sheriff of  County, said execution having been issued to collect the sum of  dollars, the amount of the forfeiture taken upon the appearance bond of  indicted  day of  (year) by the grand jury of  County, upon a charge of  the following described real estate for the sum of $ .   DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE   The above described real estate having been levied upon as the property of  , surety upon the appearance bond of the aforementioned defendant, viz.,   This land having been purchased and bid in by me on behalf of and in the name of the State of Tennessee, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 40-11-206 — 40-11-208, and acts amendatory thereto.   This certificate is issued by me and delivered to the sheriff of  County aforesaid in lieu of the sum of $  bid by me.   District Attorney General for the Judicial District
TN Code § 40-11-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-210. Disposition of Copies of Certificate

 The district attorney general shall issue a separate certificate in duplicate, for each separate plot of land offered for sale by the sheriff under §§ 40-11-206 — 40-11-208 and so purchased by the district attorney general, one (1) copy of the certificate to be delivered to the sheriff and one (1) copy to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the cause to be retained by the clerk in the records of the court.
TN Code § 40-11-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-211. Certificate Received and Delivered to State or County

 The sheriff shall receive the certificate in lieu of money, as now provided by law, which certificate the sheriff shall in lieu of money turn over and deliver to the state of Tennessee, or to the county, whichever may be the one entitled to the proceeds of the sale under the execution.
TN Code § 40-11-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-212. Sheriff's Deed Delivered to District Attorney General

 Upon delivery of the certificate by the district attorney general to the sheriff, the sheriff shall issue a deed to the state for the lands so purchased by the state and deliver it to the district attorney general in whose district the purchase is made.
TN Code § 40-11-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-213. Delivery of Deed to County

 In all cases where the county is entitled to the proceeds of the sale under execution, under sales as provided in §§ 40-11-206 — 40-11-212 after the expiration of the period of redemption provided in § 40-11-215, the commissioner of finance and administration shall issue a deed for lands purchased under execution to the county so entitled to the deed upon the demand of the county mayor of that county.
TN Code § 40-11-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-214. Payment of Costs — Notice to Clerk of Court

  Whenever property has been purchased by the state, under §§ 40-11-206 — 40-11-215, it is the duty of the district attorney general to certify to the commissioner of finance and administration the amount of costs incurred by the sheriff in making the sale, including the fees and commissions of the sheriff for making the sale, and forward same, together with the sheriff's deed, to the commissioner. Upon receipt of the certification, the amount of costs so certified shall be paid by the commissioner to the sheriff, as other criminal costs are paid.   The commissioner shall notify the clerk of the court wherein the forfeiture was taken of the amount of the purchase price and of the costs so paid.
TN Code § 40-11-215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 2 - Forfeiture of Bail|§ 40-11-215. Redemption of Property

  The owner or owners of the property sold and bought by the state under §§ 40-11-206 — 40-11-215 shall be entitled to redeem the property within two (2) years from the date of the sale by paying the amount for which the property was purchased by the state, together with all costs of the sale, and six percent (6%) interest on the purchase price and costs.   The redemption shall be made by paying the funds to the clerk of the court in the county in which the forfeiture was originally taken. The clerk shall thereupon issue to the party a certificate of redemption, which certificate shall divest all title of the state in and to the lands.   A report of all lands so redeemed shall be made monthly to the commissioner of finance and administration, accompanied by the sums paid for the redemption.   If the lands are not redeemed within the period of two (2) years, title thereto shall vest absolutely in the state, and the state shall have the right to convey the title to any purchaser who shall pay the amount of the purchase price and costs, and interest thereon from the date of sale. Any deeds, however, after the redemption period has expired, shall be made by the commissioner of finance and administration.
TN Code § 40-11-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 3 - Professional Bondsmen|§ 40-11-301. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Available capacity” is a professional bondsman's capacity reduced by the total amount of bail, expressed in dollars, which the professional bondsman has outstanding and from which the professional bondsman has not been released;   “Capacity” is the total amount of bail, expressed in dollars, on which a professional bondsman may act as surety;   “Equity in real estate” is determined by taking the fair market value of the real estate and subtracting from that value all outstanding liens and encumbrances. For purposes of establishing fair market value, either the county property assessor's appraisal or an opinion of value from a licensed real estate broker may be used; and    “Professional bondsman” means any person, firm, partnership or corporation, engaged for profit in the business of furnishing bail, making bonds or entering into undertakings, as surety, in criminal proceedings, or for the appearance of persons charged with any criminal offense or violation of law or ordinance punishable by fine, imprisonment or death, before any of the courts of this state, including municipal courts or securing the payment of fines, judgments or damages imposed and of costs assessed by those courts upon preliminary or final disposition thereof;   “Professional bondsman” or “bondsman” extends to and includes the agents, representatives or employees of a professional bondsman, or those acting for the bondsman, whether with or without compensation or salary. The business of a professional bondsman shall be limited to the acts, transactions and undertakings enumerated in subdivision (4)(A) and to no others.
TN Code § 40-11-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 3 - Professional Bondsmen|§ 40-11-303. Semiannual Report of Bondsmen

  Every professional bondsman licensed to do business in this state shall, not later than January 31 and July 31 of each year, file with the clerk of the circuit or criminal court of each county in which the bondsman is furnishing bail or bonds securing costs and fines, etc., a report of the bondsman's assets and liabilities as of the preceding December 31 and June 30, respectively. This report shall show in detail:  The separate parcels of real estate owned, the value thereof, and the amount of mortgages, liens, taxes and all other encumbrances and by whom held;   All personal property of every character owned, including chattels, cash, accounts, notes and bills receivable; contracts; stocks, bonds and other securities; and other security or collateral, and the character and value thereof, held to secure payment of any debt owing to the bondsman;   The full amount of the bondsman's liability as surety on bonds, bail, secured costs and fines, and the names and addresses of the bondsman's principals, and the case or suit in which filed, in all incompleted transactions or undertakings;   The full amount of the bondsman's liabilities on forfeitures of bonds or bail, in which either conditional or final judgments have been entered against the bondsman in any court and which remain unsatisfied;   All bills, notes and accounts payable; endorsements and other debts, obligations and liabilities;   The name and address of each agent, representative or employee of the bondsman authorized to bind the bondsman on bonds, bail and other contracts or undertakings of suretyship; and   The name and address of each person having an interest in the bondsman's business, either as an individual or partner; or, in case the bondsman is a corporation, the name and address of each officer and the office held, director and stockholder thereof and the capital paid in and the capital stock issued and outstanding.     Any professional bondsman who willfully refuses to file such report or withholds any of the information called for thereby shall be dealt with as provided in §§ 40-11-305 and 40-11-306.
TN Code § 40-11-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 3 - Professional Bondsmen|§ 40-11-304. Receipts Furnished by Bondsmen

  It is the duty of a professional bondsman in all transactions with any persons, whether an accused, or those representing or purporting to represent an accused, whenever money or other consideration or thing of value is collected or received by the bondsman as surety, to furnish a receipt showing the name of the person paying the money or other thing of value, the name of the person for whom paid, the suit, action or matter in which the money is paid and the account or purpose for which it is received or is to be applied, and to keep a duplicate copy of every receipt.   Any failure, refusal or neglect to furnish receipts or keep duplicates of receipts is declared to be unlawful.
TN Code § 40-11-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 40 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 11 - Bail|Part 3 - Professional Bondsmen|§ 40-11-305. Investigation of Solvency

 The judge of any court of this state in which any professional bondsman executes criminal bonds, furnishes bail or secures costs and fines as surety, is empowered to inquire at any time into the solvency of any bondsman and to investigate and determine the value of the bondsman's assets and extent of the bondsman's liabilities, and to this end may, in the judge's discretion, appoint as many as three (3) investigators and/or appraisers to assist the court and who shall be empowered, when appointed, to investigate, appraise and report upon the value and extent of the bondsman's assets and liabilities. Each investigator and/or appraiser so appointed shall be entitled to receive reasonable compensation, not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) a day, out of the general funds of the county, whenever their accounts for services are approved for payment by the judge ordering the investigation.