Tennessee SB 418: Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires the court to place a defendant for whom a bench warrant is issued due to failure to appear on a felony or a Class A or Class B misdemeanor that is violent or sexual in nature as determined by the court, or who is charged with a failure to appear on any available state or federal list or database as a fugitive from justice, without limitation, within 10 days of the defendant's failure to appear; states that a surety is not liable for any undertaking if the defendant has not been placed in such a database within the time required by law. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139 and Section 40-11-142.

Status: Pub. Ch. 260 (as of 2023-05-03)

State: Tennessee · Session: 113 · Bill: SB 418

Subjects: Bail, Bail Bonds

Sponsors: Gardenhire

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