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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-111(c)(5) | Domestic Assault - Additional Fee |
In addition to any other punishment that may be imposed for a violation of this section, if, as determined by the court, the defendant possesses the ability to pay a + See morefine in an amount not in excess of two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), then the court shall impose a fine at the level of the defendant's ability to pay, but not in excess of two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225). The additional fine shall be paid to the clerk of the court imposing sentence, who shall transfer it to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fine to the general fund. All fines so credited to the general fund shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the exclusive purpose of funding family violence shelters and shelter services. This appropriation shall be in addition to any amount appropriated pursuant to § 67-4-411
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$0 - $225
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-152(d)(1) | Counterfeit Marks - Knowing Manufacture |
A violation of subdivision (b)(1) shall be punished the same as is provided in § 39-14-115 for the offense of criminal simulation. In addition to that punishment, a person who + See moreviolates subdivision (b)(1) shall be fined an amount up to three (3) times the retail value of the items bearing, or services identified by, a counterfeit mark, or the amount authorized in § 40-35-111 for the appropriate class of felony, whichever amount is greater.
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A violation of subdivision (b)(1) shall be punished the same as is provided in § 39-14-115 for the offense of criminal simulation. + See moreIn addition to that punishment, a person who violates subdivision (b)(1) shall be fined an amount up to three (3) times the retail value of the items bearing, or services identified by, a counterfeit mark, or the amount authorized in § 40-35-111 for the appropriate class of felony, whichever amount is greater.
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-101(b) | Clerk's Fee |
For the clerk's services in administering any court-approved plan authorizing payment of a fine by installments, the clerk of court shall be entitled to a fee of five percent (5%) + See moreof the total amount to be collected, not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00); provided, that in counties having a population of more than seven hundred thousand (700,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the fee shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total amount to be collected, not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00). The clerk's fees shall be added to the defendant's bill of costs.
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$0 - $15
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-313 | Probation Costs |
The court may defer further proceedings against a qualified defendant and place the defendant on probation upon such reasonable conditions as it may require without entering a judgment of guilty + See moreand with the consent of the qualified defendant. The deferral shall be for a period of time not less than the period of the maximum sentence for the misdemeanor with which the person is charged or not more than the period of the maximum sentence of the felony with which the person is charged. The deferral is conditioned upon the defendant paying an amount to be determined by the court of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per month as part payment of expenses incurred by the agency, department, program, group or association in supervising the defendant, and upon the defendant paying 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. The payments shall be made to the clerk of the court in which proceedings against the defendant were pending, who shall send the payments to the agency, department, program, group or association responsible for the supervision of the defendant, unless the defendant is found to be indigent and without anticipated future funds with which to make the payment. The clerk of the court collecting the payment is permitted to retain five percent (5%) of the proceeds collected for the handling and receiving of the proceeds as provided in this subdivision (a)(1)(A).
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$10 - $35
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-104 | Costs |
The costs that may be adjudged in criminal cases include all costs incident to the arrest and safekeeping of the defendant, before and after conviction, due and incident to the + See moreprosecution and conviction, and incident to the carrying of the judgment or sentence of the court into effect.
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-14-103(b) | Administrative Fee - Court-Appointed Counsel |
A defendant, who is provided with court-appointed counsel, including a defendant in a termination of parental rights case, shall be assessed by the court at the time of appointment a + See morenonrefundable administrative fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The administrative fee shall be assessed only one time per case and shall be waived or reduced by the court upon a finding that the defendant lacks financial resources sufficient to pay the fifty-dollar fee. The fee may be increased by the court to an amount not in excess of two hundred dollars ($200) upon a finding that the defendant possesses sufficient financial resources to pay the fee in the increased amount. The administrative fee shall be payable, at the court's discretion, in a lump sum or in installments; provided, however, that the fee shall be paid prior to disposition of the case or within two (2) weeks following appointment of counsel, whichever occurs first. Prior to disposition of the case, the clerk of the court shall inform the judge whether the administrative fee assessed by the court has been collected. Failure to pay the administrative fee assessed by the court shall not reduce or in any way affect the rendering of services by court-appointed counsel; provided, however, that the defendant's willful failure to pay the fee may be considered by the court as an enhancement factor when imposing sentence if the defendant is found guilty of criminal conduct, and may also be considered by the court as evidence of the defendant's financial responsibility, or lack thereof, in a determination of the best interest of the child.
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$50 - $200
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-3-204(b)(1)(A) | Worthless Check Fee | If the face amount of the check or sight order is under ten dollars ($10.00), the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00); |
$5
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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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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. § 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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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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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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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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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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