Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-112 (2026)

Arrest warrant issued for failure to comply with conditions

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(a) Upon an increase in the amount of bail required, the court having jurisdiction at the time of the increase shall declare a forfeiture and may issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant.

(b) Upon the defendant's failure to comply with any condition of a bail bond or recognizance release, the court having jurisdiction at the time of the failure shall declare a forfeiture and may issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant; provided, that, if the defendant is charged with a Class A, B, C, or D felony, then the court shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant.

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1055,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.

Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 12; T.C.A., § 40-1212.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Dalton Bryce Patterson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).

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State of Tennessee v. Dalton Bryce Patterson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). · cites it 22× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-112 (a) (“Upon an increase in the amount of bail required, the court having jurisdiction at the time of the increase shall declare a forfeiture and may issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant.”

Gregory L. Smith v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-112 (“Upon conviction for any felony, it shall be the judgment of the court that the defendant be infamous and be immediately disqualified from exercising the right of suffrage.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-112(b) — 1 case

State of Tennessee v. Dalton Bryce Patterson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-112 (a) (“Upon an increase in the amount of bail required, the court having jurisdiction at the time of the increase shall declare a forfeiture and may issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant.”

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