Tennessee § 38-3-109 - Bond to keep the peace.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 38-3-109 — Bond to keep the peace., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-3-109. Bond to keep the peace.
A person arrested pursuant to § 38-3-108 shall be required to give bond in not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), with good security, to keep the peace; and, on failing or refusing so to give the required bail, the person shall be committed to jail until bail is given, or the person is otherwise discharged according to law. Code 1858, § 4940 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 19, §§ 1, 5); Shan., § 6901; Code 1932, § 11425; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-209. Cross-References. Admission to bail, title 40, ch. 11, part 1. Destruction of public record of bond upon expiration, § 40-32-101 . Right of bail, Tenn. Const., art. I, § 15. Collateral References. What constitutes breach of peace bond. 54 A.L.R. 388 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 38-3-109 cover?
Section 38-3-109 ("Bond to keep the peace.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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