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- Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-10-110 · Minors as witnesses
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-10-111 · Commitment of witnesses
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-10-112 · Bail of witnesses
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-10-113 · Magistrates acting in association
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-10-114 · Waiver of preliminary hearing - Objection by state
- 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 - Imposition of least restrictive conditions of release - 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 § 40-11-125 · Approval of bondsmen withheld, withdrawn or suspended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 - List or database of fugitives
- 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 · Additional factors in determining amount of bail - 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. § 40-11-154 · Violation of condition of release - Penalties and exclusions
- 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. § 40-11-315 · 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
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-406 · Continuing education class requirements - Review of criminal background - Applicant appeal rights - Fees - Liability
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-12-101 · Impaneling bystanders