Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-9-107 — Forfeiture of bail
Tennessee § 40-9-107
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
This text of Tennessee § 40-9-107 (Forfeiture of bail) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-9-107 (2026).
Text
If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender according to the condition of the person's bond, the court, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited. Recovery may be had on the bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds or undertakings given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
Acts 1951, ch. 240, § 18 (Williams, § 11935.18); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1007.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 40-1-104
Fraudulent sale of pledged property§ 40-1-106
Officials defined as magistrates§ 40-1-107
Courts vested with original jurisdiction§ 40-1-109
Jurisdiction of general sessions courts§ 40-1-110
Judicial acts of general sessions judges§ 40-10-101
Notice of charge and right to counsel§ 40-10-102
Time allowed to procure counsel§ 40-10-103
Separation and exclusion of witnesses§ 40-10-104
Bail§ 40-10-105
Election by prisoner to perform hard labor§ 40-10-106
Reports on elections to perform hard labor§ 40-10-107
Bond of witnessesCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-9-107, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-9-107.