Where a bail bond or recognizance is executed by the accused, it shall be valid and binding on the accused and the accused's sureties for the accused's personal appearance before the court as prescribed by law or, if not payable or conditioned as prescribed by law for the appearance of the accused before the court from term to term of the court, it shall be held as if the bond or recognizance had expressly so stipulated and conditioned on its face, and no defect in the bond or recognizance shall avail the defendant and the accused's sureties upon default to appear.
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