Tennessee § 40-11-147 - Admission to bail after arrest in one county upon a warrant issued in another county.
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§ 40-11-147. Admission to bail after arrest in one county upon a warrant issued in another county.
A defendant arrested in one county on a warrant issued in another county for the commission of an offense for which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for ten (10) years or less is entitled to be admitted to bail in the county of arrest by the same officials and in the same manner as if arrested in the county issuing the warrant, subject to the following provisions: The appropriate clerk or magistrate shall fix the amount of bail to be required and shall set the amount forth on the face of the warrant; and The sheriff of the county in which the arrest is made, or the sheriff's deputy, shall transmit the undertaking of bail to the sheriff of the county from which the warrant issued, who shall return it to the court as provided in § 40-11-106. Acts 1978, ch. 866, § 1; T.C.A., § 40-1247. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by Tenn. R. Crim. P. 4. Cross-References. Bail for defendant charged with commission of crime while free on bail, § 40-11-148 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 3.3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-11-147 ("Admission to bail after arrest in one county upon a warrant issued in another county.") 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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