TCA 40-11-107
Taking bail before commitment
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What does this charge mean?
A magistrate or city court clerk can accept bail from a defendant before they are officially jailed, either to guarantee the defendant shows up for a preliminary hearing or to guarantee they appear in court later to answer charges. This gives defendants an early opportunity to be released by posting bail while still in the initial stages of the criminal process.
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The committing magistrate or the city court clerk of any incorporated municipality or city or that person’s deputies, before whom a defendant is brought for examination on a warrant of arrest, are authorized to take bail, either for the defendant’s appearance for examination or for the defendant’s appearance at court to answer the charge.
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TCA Section40-11-107