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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-3-204(b)(3) | Other Prosecutions |
Other Prosecutions. In all offenses specified in title 39, chapter 14, parts 1 and 6, the fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00), regardless of the amount alleged to have been + See morestolen or taken.
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$75
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-122 | Booking Fee |
In addition to any other fees the sheriff is entitled to demand and receive in accordance with § 8-21-901, a county legislative body may vote to impose an additional fee + See moreof not more than ten dollars ($10.00) for the booking and processing of each person subject to arrest or summons. The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other fees are collected by a sheriff in accordance with title 8, chapter 21, part 9. The fee shall not be charged to any person determined by the court to be indigent.
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$0 - $10
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-316(a) | Bondsmen Fee |
Professional bondsmen and agents of insurance companies making appearance bonds of a criminal nature shall not assess more than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the face value of + See morethe bond for premium fee and related charge or charges, and the premium fee and related charge or charges shall not be assessed but one (1) time during the first twelve (12) months of the pendency of the charge or charges and indictment or indictments in either the trial court or any lower court. If a premium renewal fee and any related charge or charges are assessed after the first twelve (12) months of the bond, the renewal fee and charge shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the original fee and charges. In the event the case is appealed to the court of criminal appeals or the supreme court of Tennessee, there may be charged only one (1) additional premium fee which also shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the face value of the appearance bond for that court or courts.
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Up to 20% of the original premimum fee
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All | No | Private actors | Bondsmen |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-316(b) | Bondsmen - One-Time Bond Initiation Fee |
In addition to the charge authorized in subsection (a), professional bondsmen and agents of insurance companies making appearance bonds of a criminal nature may assess a one-time bond initiation fee + See moreof not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
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$0 - $25
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All | No | Private actors | Bondsmen |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-316(c) | Bondsmen - Nonresident Fee |
Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a professional bondsman, or agent of an insurance company, is making a criminal appearance bond for a defendant who is not a resident of Tennessee, the + See morebondsman or agent may assess up to fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of the face value of the bond for premium fee and related charges but only one (1) time during the first twelve (12) months of the bond. If a premium renewal fee and any related charges are assessed after the first twelve (12) months of the bond, the premium renewal fee and charges shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the original premium fee and charges. If the case is appealed to the court of criminal appeals or the supreme court of Tennessee, there may be charged only one (1) additional premium fee, which shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the face value of the appearance bond for that court or courts
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Up to 20% of the original premimum fee
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All | No | Private actors | Bondsmen |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-15-105(a)(1)(A) | Memoranda of understanding |
(a)(1)(A) A qualified defendant may, by a memorandum of understanding with the prosecution, agree that the prosecution will be suspended for a specified period, not to exceed two (2) years + See morefrom the filing of the memorandum of understanding. As a condition of this suspension, the qualified defendant shall agree to pay ten dollars ($10.00) per month as part payment of expenses incurred by the agency, department, program, group or association in supervising the defendant. The payments shall be made to the agency, department, program, group or association responsible for the supervision of defendant.
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$10
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-15-105(a)(1)(C) | Memoranda of understanding |
(a)(1)(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a)(1)(A) to the contrary, in any county having a population in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000), according to the 1990 federal census or + See moreany subsequent federal census, the defendant shall pay a fee of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per month, as determined by the court.
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$10 - $35
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All | No | Court | as determined by the court |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-15-105(a)(2)(F) | Memoranda of understanding |
(a)(2) Prosecution of the defendant shall not be suspended unless the parties in the memorandum of understanding also agree that the defendant observe one (1) or more of the following + See moreconditions during the period in which the prosecution is suspended: . . . (F) That the defendant pay, in addition to the payment of ten dollars ($10.00) per month required by this section, any or all additional costs of the defendant's supervision, counseling or treatment in a specified manner based upon the defendant's ability to pay;
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any or all additional costs of the defendant's supervision, counseling or treatment
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All | No | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-305(a) | Sexual Offender Fee |
The department of correction is authorized to assess a daily or monthly fee, as the department deems reasonable and necessary to effectuate the purposes of this program, from serious offenders + See moreand violent sexual offenders who are required by the board or the department to participate in the sexual offender monitoring program described in § 40-39-302. This fee is intended to offset only the costs associated with the time-correlated tracking of the geographic location of subjects using the location tracking crime correlation system. Fees assessed by the department pursuant to this program may be collected in accordance with § 40-39-302(b)(3).
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-3-203(a) | Bad Check Restitution Program Fee |
Before commencing a criminal prosecution in a bad check case, any victim, including any municipal, county or state officer that has received a bad check, may apply to the clerk + See morewho serves the court of general criminal jurisdiction in the county where the alleged offense occurred for participation in the bad check restitution program. Upon completion of an application form and the payment of a ten-dollar fee by the victim, the clerk shall forward the form to the district attorney general, who shall then send a letter to the last known address of the alleged violator stating that unless the amount of the check plus the application fee and a handling charge of ten dollars ($10.00) is paid to the holder of the check within fifteen (15) days, a criminal prosecution may be commenced.
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$20
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-217(a)(2) | Communication Notification System Fee |
The legislative body of any county, metropolitan form of government or municipality that enacts a community notification system pursuant to this subsection (a) may, at the same time as the + See moresystem is established, enact a notification fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) per year from each offender in the county, metropolitan form of government or municipality for the purpose of defraying the costs of the community notification. The notification fee shall be collected at the same time as the one-hundred-fifty-dollar administrative fee collected pursuant to § 40-39-204(b).
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$0 - $50
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-204(c) | Sexual Offender Reporting Fee |
Once a year, all sexual offenders shall report in person, no earlier than seven (7) calendar days before and no later than seven (7) calendar days after the offender's date + See moreof birth, to the designated law enforcement agency to update the offender's fingerprints, palm prints and photograph, as determined necessary by the agency, to verify the continued accuracy of the information in the TBI registration form and to pay the specified administrative costs,not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150), one hundred dollars ($100) of which shall be retained by the designated law enforcement agency to be used for the purchase of equipment, to defray personnel and maintenance costs and any other expenses incurred as a result of the implementation of this part. The remaining fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be submitted by the registering agency to the TBI for maintenance, upkeep and employment costs, as well as any other expenses incurred as a result of the implementation of this part. Offenders whose initial registration occurs after the annual reporting period shall be required to pay the administrative costs at the time of the initial registration. Offenders who reside in nursing homes and assisted living facilities and offenders committed to mental health institutions or continuously confined to home or health care facilities due to mental or physical disabilities are exempt from the in-person reporting and fingerprinting and administrative cost as otherwise provided by this part. However, if an offender is released or discharged from a nursing home, assisted living facility or mental health institution or is no longer continuously confined to home or a health care facility due to mental or physical disabilities, the offender shall, within forty-eight (48) hours, register in person with the designated law enforcement agency, completing and signing a TBI registration form, under penalty of perjury, pursuant to § 39-16-702(b)(3). If the offender has previously registered prior to the release or discharge, the offender shall, within forty-eight (48) hours, report in person to the designated law enforcement agency and update all information pursuant to this section.
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$0 - $150
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-129(b)(1) | Compensation and salaries; work release | (b)(1) Every prisoner gainfully employed shall be liable for the cost of that prisoner's board in the workhouse, as fixed by the county commissioners. |
cost of prisoner's board
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All | Yes | Court | as fixed by the county commissioners |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-129(b)(6) | Compensation and salaries; work release |
(b)(6) After deductions are made in accordance with subdivisions (c)(1)-(5), two dollars ($2.00), if there is at least a balance of two dollars ($2.00) in the account, shall be deducted + See moreeach month from a prisoner's trust account for any month the prisoner is gainfully employed, to be applied to the county-operated victim's assistance program, if such a program exists in the county
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All | Yes | Court | N/A | |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-129(b)(7) | Compensation and salaries; work release |
(b)(7) After deductions are made in accordance with subdivisions (c)(1)-(6), four dollars ($4.00), if there is at least a balance of four dollars ($4.00) in the account, shall be deducted + See moreeach month from a prisoner's trust account for any month the prisoner is gainfully employed, to be directly applied to satisfy any judgments, against the prisoner, for restitution in favor of the victim.
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-139 | Costs; participating prisoner; payment |
Any prisoner placed under the work release program who has been convicted of a misdemeanor shall pay to the workhouse, for housing, board and administration of the program, the sum + See moreof not less than six dollars ($6.00) nor more than twenty-eight dollars ($28.00) for each day the prisoner works at employment away from the workhouse, in addition to any fine imposed by the court. The amount to be paid shall be determined by the board of commissioners established by § 41-2-134 and in accordance with § 41-2-129(b)(1).
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$6 - $28
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Misdemeanor | Yes | State/statewide agency | The amount to be paid shall be determined by the board of commissioners established by § 41-2-134 and in accordance with § 41-2-129(b)(1). |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-6-303 | Inmate arts and crafts for sale; deductions from proceeds; accumulation limits |
(a) Any inmate producing arts and crafts items for sale pursuant to this part shall, pursuant to policies established by the commissioner, pay from moneys received from sales, and the + See morecommissioner may deduct therefrom in the following order:(1) A maximum of fifteen percent (15%) to the victim of any crimes committed by the inmate to the extent of the victim's loss as determined by a written agreement or judgment under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1976, compiled in title 29, chapter 13, part 1, and thereafter to any state fund established by law to compensate victims of crime;(2) Room and board in an amount to be determined by the department;(3) A percentage of the remainder to be determined by the commissioner, after prior deductions under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), to the spouse and children or legal guardian of the inmate's children; and(4) All remaining funds to the inmate's personal trust account.(b) No inmate may accumulate more than five hundred dollars ($500) in the inmate's personal trust account from arts and crafts sold pursuant to this part. This five-hundred-dollar limitation shall be cumulative and shall remain in effect for as long as the inmate is incarcerated. If funds remain from the sale of arts and crafts after the inmate's five-hundred-dollar personal trust account limitation has been reached, the excess funds shall be distributed as provided in subdivisions (a)(1)-(3).(c) Any amounts deducted pursuant to this section shall be payable in such manner as the commissioner may by policy prescribe.
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(1) A maximum of fifteen percent (15%) to the victim of any crimes committed by the inmate to the extent of the + See morevictim's loss . . .;(2) Room and board in an amount to be determined by the department;(3) A percentage of the remainder to be determined by the commissioner . . . to the spouse and children or legal guardian of the inmate's children; and(4) All remaining funds to the inmate's personal trust account
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All | Yes | State/statewide agency | determined by the commissioner |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-10-112(a) | Possession of municipal or county traffic control sign; violation |
(a) The possession of a municipal or county traffic control sign erected upon any municipal or county street, road or highway by any person who is not an employee of + See morea municipal or county highway department, or who has not entered into a contract with a municipality or county for the sale or erection of a traffic control sign, is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine only of no more than five hundred dollars ($500). The possession of each traffic control sign in violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense.
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$0 - $500
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-10-113(a) | Possession of municipal or county street, road or highway sign; violation |
(a) The possession of a municipal or county street, road or highway sign erected upon any municipal or county street, road or highway by any person who is not an + See moreemployee of a municipal or county highway department, or who has not entered into a contract with a municipality or county for the sale or erection of a street, road or highway sign, is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine only of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). The possession of each street, road or highway sign in violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense.
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$0 - $500
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-21-401(d)(1) | Fees for particular services |
(d) Fees in Criminal Cases in Courts of Record.(1) Unless otherwise provided in this section, court clerks in criminal cases in courts of record shall charge a standard court cost + See moreof three hundred dollars ($300). This fee shall apply per case per defendant.
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$300
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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