Tennessee § 55-10-304 - Collections of fines and penalties.
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§ 55-10-304. Collections of fines and penalties.
The commissioner of safety is empowered in the name of the state to take all steps necessary to enforce the collection and prompt return of all the fines, penalties, and forfeitures of bonds; and the same when so collected shall be credited to the department of safety and used to carry out chapters 8 and 9 of this title, parts 1-5 of this chapter and § 55-12-139 . Acts 1931, ch. 82, § 17; 1937, ch. 245, § 7; 1939, ch. 206, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 2700.19 (Williams, § 2698); Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 105; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-1025; Acts 2001, ch. 292, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-10-304 ("Collections of fines and penalties.") 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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