Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-715 (2026)
Equity powers of court
✓ current as of May 2026
Any criminal court or general sessions court may conduct such hearings and enter such orders, injunctions, restraining orders, prohibitions, or issue any extraordinary process for the purpose of ensuring that any defendant does not use any proceeds directly or indirectly derived from a criminal offense for the purpose of securing an appearance bond or to pay the premium for the bond. Any court may require the defendant or bonding agent to prove in open court the source of such bond or premium before accepting the bond, and the burden of proof shall be upon the party seeking the approval or acceptance of the bond.
Acts 1998, ch. 979, § 15.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: Bradley Patton v. Mike Fitzhugh, 131 F.4th 383 (6th Cir. 2025).
Bradley Patton v. Mike Fitzhugh, 131 F.4th 383 (6th Cir. 2025). “¶ 32 (Page ID #163–64); see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-715 . (“Any court may require the defendant or bonding agent to prove in open court the source of such bond or premium before accepting the bond .”
State of Tennessee v. Carlos Cabellero-Grajeda In Re: E & W Bonding (Tenn. Crim. App. 2005). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-715 (emphasis added).”
Harris v. Coffee (W.D. Tenn. 2024). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-715 gives criminal courts the power to conduct those hearings “to determine the source of the funds a criminal defendant 3 made a statement that “We cannot investigate cases”, which Harris alleges is proof of a conspiracy to deprive Harris of his…”
Patton v. Fitzhugh (M.D. Tenn. 2024). “A) § 39-11-715 regarding the source of the premium of said bond.”
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