Tennessee Code 18-4-106 – Refusal to give new recognizance
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 18-4-106
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
If any person, bound in a recognizance to appear, appears accordingly, but fails or refuses to enter into a new recognizance, similar to and of the purport and effect of the previous recognizance, for the person’s appearance at the next term, the person shall be deemed to have surrendered to the sheriff, and shall be in custody until the person enters into such recognizance as is by law required upon surrender by bail in like cases.