Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-138: Warrants payable to person entitled to fees

The commissioner of finance and administration, in auditing bills of costs of state prosecutions, when, in the commissioner's judgment, it is expedient and proper to do so, may draw a warrant on the treasurer in favor of any of the parties interested in the bills of costs for the sum due the party, which warrant the commissioner shall send to the clerk of the court from which the bills were sent, and at the same time notify the clerk that the amount sent is all that was due the party in the bills. The clerk shall deliver the warrant to the party in whose favor it is drawn, as soon as called for, taking receipt for the same.