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.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 40-11-201. Conditional Judgment on Failure to Appear
§ 40-11-203. Exoneration by Surrender of Defendant
§ 40-11-204. Relief on Forfeited Recognizances
§ 40-11-205. Refund of Forfeiture Payments on Reversal
§ 40-11-206. State Purchase of Land Sold to Collect on Forfeiture
§ 40-11-207. Notice to District Attorney General of Sale of Land
§ 40-11-208. Bid by District Attorney General
§ 40-11-209. Certificate of District Attorney General
§ 40-11-210. Disposition of Copies of Certificate
§ 40-11-211. Certificate Received and Delivered to State or County
§ 40-11-212. Sheriff's Deed Delivered to District Attorney General