Attorney not permitted to sign bond in criminal case
Known as the Release from Custody and Bail Reform Act
The act spans §§ 40–40 (93 sections).
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 2.
(1) It is an offense for an attorney practicing in any of the courts of this state to sign any bond, or enter into any recognizance, as surety for the appearance of any person, other than a member of the attorney's immediate family, in any criminal case pending against the person in any of the courts in this state.
(2) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor with no incarceration permitted.
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.