Tennessee § 55-6-108 - Fines and penalties — Transmittal and expenditure — Enforcement of collection.
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§ 55-6-108. Fines and penalties — Transmittal and expenditure — Enforcement of collection.
All fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds imposed or collected under chapters 1-6 of this title shall be paid over immediately after receipt thereof to the commissioner, with an accompanying statement setting forth the action or proceedings in which these moneys were collected, the name and residence of the defendant, the nature of the offense and fines, penalty, forfeiture or sentence, if any, imposed. The commissioner is empowered, in the name of the state, to take all steps necessary to enforce the collection and prompt return of all fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds, and the fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds, when so collected, shall be deposited by the commissioner with the state treasurer and shall become a part of the general funds of the state. Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 67 (Williams, § 5538.167); 1957, ch. 348, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; 1963, ch. 195, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-608.
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