The several courts in which a cause is finally adjudged are authorized, either before or after final judgment, for good cause, to release the defendants, or any one (1) or more of them, from the whole or any part of fines or forfeitures accruing to the county or state.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-102
Release of fines and forfeitures
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Thomas v. Haslam (2018)
Most recently applied in Thomas v. Haslam (July 2018)
Code 1858, § 5251; Shan., § 7226; Code 1932, § 11813; T.C.A
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