TCA 40-11-147
Admission to bail after arrest in one county upon a warrant issued in another county
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What does this charge mean?
A person arrested in one Tennessee county on a warrant from another county can post bail in the county where they were arrested, using the same bail rules as the county that issued the warrant. The clerk or magistrate in the arrest county sets the bail amount and writes it on the warrant, then sends the bail paperwork to the sheriff in the county that issued the warrant.
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A defendant arrested in one county on a warrant issued in another county for the commission of an offense for which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for ten (10) years or less is entitled to be admitted to bail in the county of arrest by the same officials and in the same manner as if arrested in the county issuing the warrant, subject to the following provisions: (1) The appropriate clerk or magistrate shall fix the amount of bail to be required and shall set the amount forth on the face of the warrant; and Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(2) The sheriff of the county in which the arrest is made, or the sheriff’s deputy, shall transmit the undertaking of bail to the sheriff of the county from which the warrant issued, who shall return it to the court as provided in § 40-11-106.
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TCA Section40-11-147