The committing magistrate or the city court clerk of any incorporated municipality or city or that person's deputies, before whom a defendant is brought for examination on a warrant of arrest, are authorized to take bail, either for the defendant's appearance for examination or for the defendant's appearance at court to answer the charge.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 40-11-102. Bailable Offenses
§ 40-11-107. Taking Bail Before Commitment
§ 40-11-108. Taking Bail After Commitment
§ 40-11-109. Taking Bail After Indictment
§ 40-11-112. Arrest Warrant Issued for Failure to Comply With Conditions
§ 40-11-117. Bail Security Required
§ 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
§ 40-11-126. “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
§ 40-11-131. Defects in Bond No Defense
§ 40-11-132. Exoneration of Bail Bondsman or Surety by Surrender of Defendant
§ 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
§ 40-11-143. Change in Bail or Conditions of Release
§ 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