Bail, Bail Bonds

Plain English Breakdown

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Changing Bail Bond Reporting Dates

This bill changes the dates by which bondsmen and court clerks must report the number of bonds issued or accepted each quarter.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the date by which bondsmen must file reports on the number of bonds they have issued to January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30.
• Changes the date by which court clerks must file reports on the number of bonds accepted by their office to January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30.

Who It Names or Affects

• Bondsmen who issue bail bonds
• Court clerks who accept bail bonds

Terms To Know

Bondsman

A person or company that posts a bond for someone's release from jail.

Quarterly report

A document given every three months to show how many bonds were issued or accepted.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify the consequences if a bondsmen or court clerk misses the new reporting dates.
• It is unclear when this law will officially start.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 1863
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 1626
By Lamberth
HB1626
010024
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40,
Chapter 11, relative to bondsmen.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-314, is amended by deleting
the language "January 25, April 25, July 25, and October 25" wherever it appears and
substituting instead "January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.