It is the duty of the district attorney general to include in one (1) bill of indictment or presentment all persons engaged in the same offense, and the costs shall be taxed as one (1) suit, unless the defendants sever in their trial, and, in that event, the costs are taxed as two (2) or more suits, according to the nature of the case.
Code 1858, § 5568 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 215, § 11); Shan., § 7592; Code 1932, § 12219; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3326.
Law Reviews.
Imprisonment for Nonpayment of Fines and Costs: A New Look at the Law and the Constitution (Paul M. Stein), 22 Vand. L. Rev. 611 (1969).
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 40-25-101. Application of General Provisions as to Fees
§ 40-25-102. Express Authorization Required
§ 40-25-103. Fees to Officers Acting in Lieu of Named Officers
§ 40-25-105. Prosecutor Not Entitled to Fees
§ 40-25-106. Witnesses Living Near Court
§ 40-25-107. State and County Expense Fees for Misdemeanors
§ 40-25-108. Loss of Fees by Clerk's Neglect
§ 40-25-109. Fees on Unserved Process
§ 40-25-110. Fees Lost by Escape of Prisoner — Exception
§ 40-25-111. Payment for Transporting Prisoners — Limitation on Charges
§ 40-25-112. Limitation on Sheriff's Fees
§ 40-25-113. Certification of Items in Bill of Costs
§ 40-25-114. Discretion of Court
§ 40-25-116. Certificate Required for Payment
§ 40-25-117. Refund of Expenses Collected From Defendant
§ 40-25-118. Certification of Fees for Boarding Juries and Prisoners Under Indictment
§ 40-25-119. Contents of Bill of Fees
§ 40-25-120. Taxation of Final Costs to State
§ 40-25-121. Collection and Refund of Costs for Which State Not Liable
§ 40-25-122. Seal Not Required on Certificates
§ 40-25-124. Costs Where Several Defendants
§ 40-25-125. Costs on Peace Warrant
§ 40-25-126. Taxing of Costs of Malicious or Frivolous Prosecution
§ 40-25-127. Taxing of Costs on Abandonment of Prosecution
§ 40-25-128. Taxing Prosecutor Where Defendant Has Made Settlement
§ 40-25-130. Circumstances When State or County Liable
§ 40-25-134. Judgment for Costs
§ 40-25-136. Certification of Bills of Costs Against State or County
§ 40-25-137. Audit and Payment of Bills of Costs
§ 40-25-138. Warrants Payable to Person Entitled to Fees