TCA 40-13-303
Mailing and filing of return
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What does this charge mean?
When an arrest warrant needs to be returned to court by someone outside the county, they can mail the warrant in a sealed envelope to the courthouse with proper postage and address, and the court clerk must immediately file it without delay. Any bail paperwork must be returned with the warrant. The postage cost becomes part of the court costs.
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(a) If served by an officer not of the county to which it is returnable, the return may be made by depositing the capias in any post office, sealed up, directed to the clerk of the court at the courthouse of the originating county with the title of the case endorsed on the envelope and the postage paid. Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(b) The undertaking of bail, if any, shall also be returned with each capias. (c) The postage paid upon process sent by mail shall constitute a part of the bill of costs. (d) The clerk of the court to whom packages are addressed according to this section shall take them from the post office and file them without delay.
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TCA Section40-13-303