Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-132

Exoneration of bail bondsman or surety by surrender of defendant

Known as the Release from Custody and Bail Reform Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (93 sections).

Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 28; T.C.A., § 40-1232; Acts 2001, ch. 426, §§ 3, 4.

At any time, the bail bondsman or surety may surrender the defendant in their exoneration or the defendant may personally surrender to the officer. Surrender by a bail bondsman or surety shall be for good cause including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The defendant has violated the contractual provisions between the defendant and the bondsman;

(2) The bondsman or surety has good cause to believe the defendant will not appear as ordered by the court having jurisdiction;

(3) A forfeit, conditional or final, has been rendered against the defendant;

(4) The defendant has failed to appear in court either as ordered by the court or as commanded by any legal process; or

(5) The defendant has been arrested while on bond.

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.