Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (2026)
Approval of bondsmen withheld, withdrawn or suspended
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) In addition to the requirements of part 3 of this chapter regulating professional bondsmen, approval of a professional bondsman or other surety may be withheld, withdrawn or suspended by any court if, after investigation, it appears that a bondsman:
- (1) Has been guilty of violating any of the laws of this state relating to bail bonds;
- (2) Has a final judgment of forfeiture entered against the bondsman which remains unsatisfied;
- (3) Is guilty of professional misconduct as described in § 40-11-126; or
- (4) If applying for approval as a professional bondsman, has been convicted in any state of the United States of two (2) or more misdemeanors which are equivalent to Tennessee Class A or Class B misdemeanors; provided, however, that the misdemeanor convictions shall have occurred within five (5) years of the date the application for approval is filed.
- (b) Any court withholding, withdrawing or suspending a bondsman or other surety under this section shall notify the bondsman in writing of the action taken, accompanied by a copy of the charges resulting in the court's action. If, within twenty (20) days after notice, the bail bondsman or surety files a written answer denying the charges or setting forth extenuating circumstances, the court shall call a hearing within a reasonable time for the purpose of taking testimony and evidence on any issues of fact made by the charges and answer. The court shall give notice to the bail bondsman, or to the insurer represented by the bondsman, of the time and place of the hearing. The parties shall have the right to produce witnesses, and to appear personally with or without representation by counsel. If, upon a hearing, the court determines that the bail bondsman is guilty as alleged in the charges, the court shall thereupon withhold, withdraw or suspend the bondsman from the approved list, or suspend the bondsman for a definite period of time to be fixed in the order of suspension.
- (c) The clerk of the court and the sheriff of the county shall be notified of the action of the court and the offending bondsman stricken from the approved list.
- (d) Any applicant for approval whose application has been denied, withheld, suspended or revoked shall have the right of appeal to the next highest court having criminal jurisdiction, and the appeal shall be heard de novo.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 169,s 1, eff. 4/16/2013.
Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 38; T.C.A., § 40-1225.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: Manning v. City of Lebanon, 124 S.W.3d 562 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003).
Manning v. City of Lebanon, 124 S.W.3d 562 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “2d at 86 ; see also Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-11-125. In contrast, in Ms.”
State v. AAA Aaron's Action Agency Bail Bonds, Inc., 993 S.W.2d 81 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998). “§ 40-11-125(b). Paul G. SUMMERS, JERRY L.”
Graham v. Gen. Sessions Court of Franklin Cnty., 157 S.W.3d 790 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). “40-11-124 and T.C.A. 40-11-125, or the local rules of the court.”
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding (Tenn. 2020). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (2018). Cumberland argues that Local Rule 26.”
In Re: A-River City Bail Bond, Inc. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “03 The trial court has the authority to suspend or revoke a bondsman‟s authority to act as a bonding agent, and this Court reviews the suspension or revocation under a de novo standard of review.”
In Re Tennessee Bond Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “Appeal Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (d); Judgment of the Circuit Court Affirmed TOM GREENHOLTZ, J.”
State of Tennessee v. Jerrod James (In Re: AA/AAA Bonding Co.) (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (a). Regarding a hearing and notice, the statute provides for the following: Any court withholding, withdrawing or suspending a bondsman or other surety under this section shall notify the bondsman in writing of the action taken, accompanied by a copy…”
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (a). If a bondsman’s ability to write bonds is withheld, withdrawn, or suspended due to a violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-125(a), then the trial court must provide the bondsman written notice and a hearing in accordance with…”
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “See T.C.A. §§ 40-11-125 (withholding, withdrawing, or suspending approval of bondsmen for insolvency, unprofessional conduct, violation of -8- laws related to bail bonds, or violation of the requirements regulating professional bondsmen in part 3 of this chapter), 40-11-126…”
In re: Am. Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-125 governs the suspension or withdrawal of a bonding agent’s authority.”
In re AAAA Bonding Co., LLC (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (a)(1). Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-128 disqualifies certain persons from acting as bondsmen, stating, The following persons or classes shall not be bail bondsmen or agents of bail bondsmen or surety companies and shall not directly or…”
In Re Ann Blankenship (d/b/a Ann Blankenship Bonding) (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “Alexander’s complaint was provided to the appellant on November 14, 2023.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125(a) — 11 cases
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding (Tenn. 2020). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (2018). Cumberland argues that Local Rule 26.”
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (a). If a bondsman’s ability to write bonds is withheld, withdrawn, or suspended due to a violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-125(a), then the trial court must provide the bondsman written notice and a hearing in accordance with…”
In re: Am. Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-125 governs the suspension or withdrawal of a bonding agent’s authority.”
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “See T.C.A. §§ 40-11-125 (withholding, withdrawing, or suspending approval of bondsmen for insolvency, unprofessional conduct, violation of -8- laws related to bail bonds, or violation of the requirements regulating professional bondsmen in part 3 of this chapter), 40-11-126…”
In re AAAA Bonding Co., LLC (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (a)(1). Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-128 disqualifies certain persons from acting as bondsmen, stating, The following persons or classes shall not be bail bondsmen or agents of bail bondsmen or surety companies and shall not directly or…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125(a)(1) — 1 case
In Re: Tyrone A. Byrd, D/B/A A Alpha Bail Bond Agency v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125(a)(2) — 2 cases
In Re Tennessee Bond Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “Appeal Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (d); Judgment of the Circuit Court Affirmed TOM GREENHOLTZ, J.”
State of Tennessee v. Jerrod James (In Re: AA/AAA Bonding Co.) (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (a). Regarding a hearing and notice, the statute provides for the following: Any court withholding, withdrawing or suspending a bondsman or other surety under this section shall notify the bondsman in writing of the action taken, accompanied by a copy…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125(b) — 6 cases
State v. AAA Aaron's Action Agency Bail Bonds, Inc., 993 S.W.2d 81 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998). “§ 40-11-125(b). Paul G. SUMMERS, JERRY L.”
In Re: A-River City Bail Bond, Inc. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “03 The trial court has the authority to suspend or revoke a bondsman‟s authority to act as a bonding agent, and this Court reviews the suspension or revocation under a de novo standard of review.”
In re: Am. Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-125 governs the suspension or withdrawal of a bonding agent’s authority.”
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (a). If a bondsman’s ability to write bonds is withheld, withdrawn, or suspended due to a violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-125(a), then the trial court must provide the bondsman written notice and a hearing in accordance with…”
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “See T.C.A. §§ 40-11-125 (withholding, withdrawing, or suspending approval of bondsmen for insolvency, unprofessional conduct, violation of -8- laws related to bail bonds, or violation of the requirements regulating professional bondsmen in part 3 of this chapter), 40-11-126…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125(d) — 5 cases
In Re Tennessee Bond Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “Appeal Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-125 (d); Judgment of the Circuit Court Affirmed TOM GREENHOLTZ, J.”
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “See T.C.A. §§ 40-11-125 (withholding, withdrawing, or suspending approval of bondsmen for insolvency, unprofessional conduct, violation of -8- laws related to bail bonds, or violation of the requirements regulating professional bondsmen in part 3 of this chapter), 40-11-126…”
In Re: Allyn Hood d/b/a/ A-Hood Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011).
In re: Am. Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-125 governs the suspension or withdrawal of a bonding agent’s authority.”
In Re: A-action Bonding Co. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
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