If the defendant is committed to jail in default of bail, the committing magistrate or sheriff or the city court clerk of any incorporated municipality or city or the person's deputies may take bail at any time thereafter, for defendant's appearance at the court having cognizance of the offense.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-108
Taking bail after commitment
Known as the Release from Custody and Bail Reform Act
The act spans §§ 40-11-101 to 40-11-405 (93 sections).
Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 8; T.C.A., § 40-1208.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.