{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-25-143","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-143","heading":"Collecting from inmate trust fund account","body":"(a) The department of correction shall have the authority to collect from the inmate trust fund account of any defendant in its custody those moneys necessary to satisfy any unpaid costs that have been imposed upon the defendant.\n(b) When the state has paid the costs in a case accruing under § 40-25-130(5) , and the defendant is in the custody of the department of correction, the department shall have the authority to collect from the inmate trust fund account of the defendant those moneys necessary to reimburse the state for the payment of the costs. Any amount so collected shall be deposited in the state general fund.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 25"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"ff2d027854a511bd135aee20525ddbeac77509a5f918d2c198dcc8ed8eea2fb0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-25-142","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-25-144"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}