Chapter

Part 4 Continuing Education for Professional Bail Bonding Agents

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-101— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-102— Bailable offenses
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-103— Methods of release
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-104— Authority to release defendants
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-105— Right to bail — Bail by clerk — Maximum amounts
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-106— Authority to take bail — Appeal
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-107— Taking bail before commitment
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-108— Taking bail after commitment
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-109— Taking bail after indictment
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-110— Bail for material witness
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-111— Bail for persons under disability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-112— Arrest warrant issued for failure to comply with conditions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-113— Admission to bail pending appeal
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-114— Contents of written undertaking
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-115— Release on recognizance or unsecured bond — Factors considered
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-116— Conditions on release
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-117— Bail security required
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-118— Execution and deposit — Bail set no higher than necessary — Factors considered — Bonds and sureties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-119— Return of deposit to defendant
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-120— Forfeiture of defendant's bail deposit
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-121— Judgment for fine and costs — Deposit applied to payment
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-122— Bail bond secured by real estate or sureties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-123— Sufficiency of sureties — Evidence
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-124— List of approved and qualified professional bondsmen — Certification required — Rules concerning qualifications
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125— Approval of bondsmen withheld, withdrawn or suspended
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-126— “Unprofessional conduct” defined for bondsmen and surety agents
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-127— Charges preferred against bondsman
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-128— Certain persons disqualified as bondsmen
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-129— Sureties not discharged by irregularities
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-130— Duration of bond or recognizance
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-131— Defects in bond no defense
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-132— Exoneration of bail bondsman or surety by surrender of defendant
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-133— Arrest of defendant by bail bondsman or other authorized person
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-134— Sheriff assisting bail bondsman or surety in arrest
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-135— Return of bail bond after arrest
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-136— Surrender to sheriff
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-137— Duty of bail bondsman or surety upon surrendering defendant — Hearing
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-138— Release of bail bondsmen or sureties from obligations
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-139— Forfeiture of bail security — Notice to defendant and sureties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-140— Execution on judgment
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141— Release during trial — Revocation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-142— Due diligence to determine person’s criminal history
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-143— Change in bail or conditions of release
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-144— Review of release decision
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-145— “Guaranteed arrest or bail bond certificate” defined
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-146— Guaranteed arrest or bail bond certificate in lieu of cash bail
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-147— Admission to bail after arrest in one county upon a warrant issued in another county
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-148— Bail for defendant charged with commission of crime while free on bail
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-149— Attorney not permitted to sign bond in criminal case
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-150— Determination of risk to victim prior to release — Conditional release — Discharge of conditions — Notification to law enforcement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-151— Notice to person employing bail bondsman
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-152— Global positioning monitoring system as a condition of bail
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-153— Release within twelve hours of the time of arrest prohibited for certain offenses — Exceptions — Requirements
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-201— Conditional judgment on failure to appear
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-202— Scire facias
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-203— Exoneration by surrender of defendant
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-204— Relief on forfeited recognizances
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-205— Refund of forfeiture payments on reversal
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-206— State purchase of land sold to collect on forfeiture
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-207— Notice to district attorney general of sale of land
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-208— Bid by district attorney general
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-209— Certificate of district attorney general
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-210— Disposition of copies of certificate
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-211— Certificate received and delivered to state or county
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-212— Sheriff's deed delivered to district attorney general
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-213— Delivery of deed to county
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-214— Payment of costs — Notice to clerk of court
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-215— Redemption of property
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-301— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-302— Applicability of part — Exclusion from insurance company laws — Acting as sureties — Bonding capacity
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-303— Semiannual report of bondsmen
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-304— Receipts furnished by bondsmen
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-305— Investigation of solvency
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-306— Prohibition of execution of bonds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-307— Charges for fixing case prohibited
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-308— Guarantees of immunity prohibited
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-309— Fixing of cases prohibited
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-310— Giving or procuring legal assistance unlawful
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-311— Illegal contracts void — Recovery of payments and penalty
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-312— Penalty
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-313— Peace officers, their deputies, and certain county officials prohibited from acting as professional bondsmen
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-314— [Reserved.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-315— Reduction or refund of premium on bail, bond or surety
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-316— Maximum premium — Initiation fee
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-317— Criminal background check — Experience — Bankruptcy
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-318— Bounty hunting
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-319— Notice of arrest of bondsman
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-320— Prerequisite to employing bounty hunter
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-401— Continuing education required
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-402— Certificate of compliance
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-403— Noncompliance
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-404— Courses — Certificate of compliance — Fees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-405— Rights of trial judges — Appeal from nonapproval of bondsman