§ 40-3-204 — Fees in criminal prosecutions

(a) In criminal prosecutions, judges shall order that fees, in accordance with the schedule listed in subdivisions (b)(1)-(3), be paid by the person or corporations against whom the costs are taxed, and the clerk of the court shall collect those fees when the costs are paid. The state of Tennessee, and any county or political subdivision, shall be exempt from such costs. (b) (1) Worthless Check Prosecutions. The amount of the fee shall be determined as follows: (A) If the face amount of the check or sight order is under ten dollars ($10.00), the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00); (B) If the face amount of the check or sight order is ten dollars ($10.00) or more but less than one hundred dollars ($100), the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00); (C) If the face amount of the check or sight order is one hundred dollars ($100) or more but less than three hundred dollars ($300), the fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00); (D) If the face amount of the check or sight order is three hundred dollars ($300) or more but less than five hundred dollars ($500), the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00); and (E) If the face amount of the check or sight order is five hundred dollars ($500) or more, the fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). (2) Forgery Prosecutions. The face amount of the check or money order shall be the determining factor in arriving at the proper fee, and the same schedule that is established for worthless check prosecutions shall be applicable to forgery cases. (3) Other Prosecutions. In all offenses specified in title 39, chapter 14, parts 1 and 6, the fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00), regardless of the amount alleged to have been stolen or taken.

Legislative History

Acts 1984, ch. 998, § 4; 1994, ch. 902, § 1.