Tennessee § 40-25-132 - County liability.
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§ 40-25-132. County liability.
Similar costs in criminal prosecutions for offenses punishable in any other way than by death or confinement in the penitentiary, also similar costs in criminal prosecutions for offenses punishable with death or confinement in the penitentiary, in cases accruing under § 40-25-130(2) and (4), shall be paid by the county. Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, a county shall not be liable for payment of costs that have accrued in any criminal prosecution for a misdemeanor offense or prosecution for a felony offense if the conviction offense is a misdemeanor where the conviction resulting from the prosecution is reversed on appeal. In all these cases, the state shall be liable for the accrued costs. As used in this subsection (b), “misdemeanor” and “felony” have the same meanings as set out in § 39-11-110. Code 1858, § 5587; Acts 1891 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 22, § 2; Shan., § 7621; Code 1932, § 12249; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3334; Acts 1995, ch. 385, § 1. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation. Acts 1995, ch. 385, § 2 provides that (b) shall apply to all applicable misdemeanor convictions occurring on or after July 1, 1995. Cross-References. Cases in which state or county liable, § 40-25-129 . Circumstances when state or county liable, § 40-25-130 . Costs adjudged, § 40-25-104 . Costs included, § 40-25-133 . Housing state prisoners, reimbursement of costs, § 41-8-106 . State liability, § 40-25-131 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Costs, § 14; 25 Tenn. Juris., Witnesses, § 9. Attorney General Opinions. County liability for cost of incarcerating misdemeanant before sentencing, OAG 98-0159 (8/24/98). Cost of interpreters for indigent defendants in general sessions court, OAG 99-211 (10/20/99).
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