Tennessee § 40-11-101 - Short title.
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§ 40-11-101. Short title.
Sections 40-11-101 — 40-11-144 shall be known as and may be cited as the “Release from Custody and Bail Reform Act of 1978.” Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 1; T.C.A., § 40-1201. Cross-References. Bail after indictment, § 40-13-302 . Bail of persons held for extradition, § 40-9-106 . Bail of persons taken in fresh pursuit by officers from other states, § 40-7-204 . Bail of workhouse prisoners, § 41-2-126 . Bail pending appeal, §§ 40-26-102 , 40-26-103 , 40-26-104 . Right of bail, Tenn. Const., art. I, § 15. Taking recognizances on recommitment by supreme court, § 16-3-203 . Undertaking on continuance from term to term, § 40-18-103 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 4.3. Law Reviews. A Noble Ideal Whose Time Has Come (Penny J. White), 18 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 223 (1989). An Analysis of the Bail Reform Act of 1984, 53 Tenn. L. Rev. 145 (1985). Bail Bonds Under the Tennessee Bail Reform Act of 1978 (Judge David D. Creekmore), 21 No. 1, Tenn. B.J. 23 (1985).
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