Tennessee § 40-11-121 - Judgment for fine and costs — Deposit applied to payment.
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§ 40-11-121. Judgment for fine and costs — Deposit applied to payment.
If a judgment for fine and court costs, or either, is entered in the prosecution of a cause in which a deposit had been made by defendant, the deposit shall be applied to the payment of the judgment. Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 21; T.C.A., § 40-1221.
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