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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-3-204(b)(1)(B) | Worthless Check Fee | If the face amount of the check or sight order is ten dollars ($10.00) or more but less than one hundred dollars ($100), the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00); |
$10
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-3-204(b)(1)(C) | Worthless Check Fee |
If the face amount of the check or sight order is one hundred dollars ($100) or more but less than three hundred dollars ($300), the fee shall be thirty dollars + See more($30.00);
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$30
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-3-204(b)(1)(D) | Worthless Check Fee |
If the face amount of the check or sight order is three hundred dollars ($300) or more but less than five hundred dollars ($500), the fee shall be fifty dollars + See more($50.00);
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$50
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-3-204(b)(1)(E) | Worthless Check Fee | If the face amount of the check or sight order is five hundred dollars ($500) or more, the fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). |
$75
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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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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-112 | Fines and penalties |
When any person is sentenced to the workhouse, the judge of the court trying the case shall fix the fine in each case against the prisoner at a sum equal + See moreto the state and county tax provided by law; provided, that a greater fine may be entered, in the discretion of the court.
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a sum equal to the state and county tax provided by law
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All | Yes | Court | a greater fine may be entered, in the discretion of the court |
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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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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. § 41-2-148(d)(1) | Inmate labor; private use; crimes and offenses |
(d)(1) Any sheriff, jailer or other person responsible for the custody of an inmate housed in a local facility who violates this section, upon the person's first conviction for the + See moreviolation, commits a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine equal to the value of the services received from the inmate or inmates and imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section, the sheriff, jailer or other person is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than the value of the services received from the inmate or inmates nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years. If the person violating this section for the second or subsequent time is a public official, in addition to the punishment set out in this subdivision (d)(1), the person shall immediately forfeit the person's office and shall be forever barred from holding public office in this state.
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fine equal to the value of the services received from the inmate or inmates and imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section, the sheriff, jailer or other person is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than the value of the services received from the inmate or inmates nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-148(d)(2) | Inmate labor; private use; crimes and offenses |
(d)(2) Any private citizen, corporation, partnership or other business knowingly and willfully using inmate labor in violation of subsection (b) commits a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be + See morepunished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and by imprisonment for not more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Each day inmate labor is used in violation of subsection (b) constitutes a separate offense.
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and by imprisonment for not more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Each day inmate labor is used in violation of subsection (b) constitutes a separate offense.
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-3-106(d)(1) | Inmate labor; private use; crimes and offenses |
(d)(1) Any sheriff, jailer or other person responsible for the custody of an inmate housed in a local facility who violates this section, upon a first conviction therefor, commits a + See moremisdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine equal to the value of the services received from the inmate or inmates and imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section, the sheriff, jailer or other person commits a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than the value of the services received from the inmate or inmates nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and imprisonment for not less than one (1) nor more than five (5) years. If the person violating this section for the second or subsequent time is a public official, in addition to the punishment set out in this subdivision (d)(1), the person shall immediately forfeit the person's office and shall be forever barred from holding public office in this state.
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$0 - $5000
fine equal to the value of the services received from the inmate or inmates and imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section, the sheriff, jailer or other person is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than the value of the services received from the inmate or inmates nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years
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All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-3-106(d)(2) | Inmate labor; private use; crimes and offenses |
(2) Any private citizen, corporation, partnership or other business knowingly and willfully using inmate labor in violation of subsection (b) commits a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be + See morepunished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and by imprisonment for not more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Each day inmate labor is used in violation of subsection (b) constitutes a separate offense.
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$0 - $1000
and by imprisonment for not more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Each day inmate labor is used in violation of subsection (b) constitutes a separate offense.
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | N/A |
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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. § 54-10-112(c) | Possession of municipal or county traffic control sign; violation |
(c) In addition to the fine provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of a violation of this section shall also be required to pay restitution to the highway + See moredepartment that erected or caused to be erected the traffic control sign, for the costs of replacing the sign. The highway department shall submit information documenting the costs of replacement for the judge to review. After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department.
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department. |
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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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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-10-113(c) | Possession of municipal or county street, road or highway sign; violation |
(c) In addition to the fine provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of a violation of this section shall also be required to pay restitution to the highway + See moredepartment that erected or caused to be erected the street, road or highway sign, for the costs of replacing the sign. The highway department shall submit information documenting the costs of replacement for the judge to review. After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department.
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restitution
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Court | After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department. |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-21-108(a)(1)(A) | Parking |
Any person, except a person who meets the requirements for the issuance of a distinguishing placard or license plate, a disabled veteran's license plate, or who meets the requirements of + See more§ 55-21-105(d), who parks in any parking space designated with the wheelchair disabled sign, commits a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200), which fine shall not be suspended or waived and, in addition, not more than five (5) hours of community service work may be imposed. Any community service requirements imposed by this section shall be to assist the disabled community by monitoring disabled parking spaces, providing assistance to handicapped centers or to disabled veterans, or other such purposes. The agreement may designate the entity that is responsible for the supervision and control of the offenders.
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$200
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