If any person commences a criminal prosecution against any individual, either by warrant from a judge of the general sessions court, or otherwise, and shall afterwards willfully abandon the criminal prosecution, the court having jurisdiction of the cause shall have power to tax the prosecutor with the costs.
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