Tennessee § 40-24-101 - Payment of fines — Manner.

§ 40-24-101. Payment of fines — Manner.

When any court of this state, including municipal courts for violation of municipal ordinances, imposes a fine upon an individual, the court may direct as follows: That the defendant pay the entire amount at the time sentence is pronounced; That the defendant pay the entire amount at some later date; That the defendant pay the fine in specified portions or installments at designated periodic intervals and that the portions be remitted to a designated official, who shall report to the court in the event of any failure to comply with the order; or Where the defendant is sentenced to a period of probation as well as a fine, that payment of the fine be a condition of the sentence. For the clerk's services in administering any court-approved plan authorizing payment of a fine by installments, the clerk of court shall be entitled to a fee of five percent (5%) of the total amount to be collected, not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00); provided, that in counties having a population of more than seven hundred thousand (700,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the fee shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total amount to be collected, not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00). The clerk's fees shall be added to the defendant's bill of costs. Acts 1972, ch. 729, § 1; T.C.A. §§ 40-3201, 40-3207; Acts 1987, ch. 135, § 1; 1995, ch. 456, § 10. Compiler's Notes. For tables of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Cross-References. Collection of funds on behalf of the state or local government, acceptance of checks, money orders, credit or debit cards, § 9-1-108 . Fees for installment or deferred payment plans for fines, § 8-21-401 . Municipality, general powers, § 6-2-201 . Payment of fees, fines, costs by credit card, § 8-21-107 . Power to enforce ordinances, § 6-4-302 . Property and privileges taxable, § 6-33-103 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 32.21, 32.22. Law Reviews. Criminal Injuries Compensation: A Primer (Richard W. Rucker), 23 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 32 (1987). Attorney General Opinions. Smyrna City Court: disposition of bond forfeitures, OAG 00-023 (2/15/00). The board of probation and parole is authorized to condition parole on payment of fines but not criminal court costs, OAG 06-062 (4/5/06). Payment of fines in installments; allocation of moneys paid into court. OAG 12-52, 2012 Tenn. AG LEXIS 52 (5/10/12).