If the defendant is committed to jail for a bailable offense, the magistrate shall endorse on the commitment the amount of the bail required, and sign the endorsement. The sheriff of the county to which the defendant is committed may discharge the defendant, upon the defendant giving sufficient bail in the sum required, and make immediate return to the court to which the defendant is bound to appear of the bail bond or undertaking.
Code 1858, § 5066; Shan., § 7025; Code 1932, § 11565; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1119.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 10 - Preliminary Examination
§ 40-10-101. Notice of Charge and Right to Counsel
§ 40-10-102. Time Allowed to Procure Counsel
§ 40-10-103. Separation and Exclusion of Witnesses
§ 40-10-105. Election by Prisoner to Perform Hard Labor
§ 40-10-106. Reports on Elections to Perform Hard Labor
§ 40-10-107. Bond of Witnesses
§ 40-10-109. Increase of Bond — Surety
§ 40-10-110. Minors as Witnesses
§ 40-10-111. Commitment of Witnesses
§ 40-10-112. Bail of Witnesses
§ 40-10-113. Magistrates Acting in Association
§ 40-10-114. Waiver of Preliminary Hearing — Objection by State