Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141 (2026)
Release during trial - Revocation
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) A defendant released before trial shall continue on release during trial or release pending trial under the same terms and conditions as were previously imposed, unless the court determines pursuant to § 40-11-137 or § 40-11-144 that other terms and conditions or termination of release are necessary to assure the defendant's presence during trial, or to assure that the defendant's conduct will not obstruct the orderly and expeditious progress of the trial.
- (b) If after the defendant is released upon personal recognizance, an unsecured personal appearance bond, or any other bond approved by the court, the defendant violates a condition of release, is charged with an offense committed during the defendant's release, or engages in conduct which results in the obstruction of the orderly and expeditious progress of the trial or other proceedings, then the court may revoke and terminate the defendant's bond and order the defendant held without bail pending trial or without release during trial.
Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 42; T.C.A., § 40-1241; Acts 2011 , ch. 57, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Latickia Tashay Burgins, 464 S.W.3d 298 (Tenn. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Latickia Tashay Burgins, 464 S.W.3d 298 (Tenn. 2015). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141 (b). Ms. Burgins challenges the constitutionality of this revocation statute, contending that her constitutional right to pretrial bail is absolute and cannot be revoked for subsequent misconduct.”
State of Tennessee v. Latickia Tashay Burgins (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141 (b). In the June 24, 2014 order denying bail, the trial court revoked the defendant’s bail pursuant to Code section 40-11-141(b).”
State of Tennessee v. Andrew Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “In Burgins, the supreme court held that the right to pretrial bail was not absolute and may be forfeited under certain circumstances provided in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-141(b). Burgins, 464 S.W.3d at 306 .”
State of Tennessee v. Heather Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “In Burgins, the supreme court held that the right to pretrial bail was not absolute and may be forfeited under certain circumstances provided in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-141(b). Burgins, 464 S.W.3d at 306 .”
State of Tennessee v. Dalton Bryce Patterson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-141(b) authorizes the trial court to revoke and terminate a defendant’s bond and to order the defendant held without bail pending trial, or without release during trial, when the State proves that the defendant violated a condition of…”
State of Tennessee v. Justin Lloyd (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141 (b) (emphasis added).”
State of Tennessee v. Katherine Louise Holmes (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). “She contends that the conditions of her subsequent confinement substantially impacted her ability to testify in her own defense the following day.”
State of Tennessee v. Cedric Jones (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “T.C.A. § 40-11-141(b). The proper method for challenging a bond revocation is to file a written motion for review in the trial court.”
Bobby Daniel Pettie v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018). “A trial court may revoke a defendant’s bond if the defendant “engages in conduct which results in the obstruction of the orderly and expeditious progress of the trial or other proceedings.”
Wali Muhammad v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “” T.C.A. § 40-11-141(b). -16- Before a petitioner will be granted post-conviction relief based upon a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the record must affirmatively establish, via facts clearly and convincingly established by the petitioner, that “the advice given, or…”
Torres v. Collins (E.D. Tenn. 2023). “; Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141 (b); see also Weatherspoon v.”
State of Tennessee v. Charles Edward Blankenship (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “The State further argues that should this court consider the issue on the merits, the Defendant is not entitled to relief because among other things, the record supports the trial court’s decision to revoke Defendant’s bond under Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-141(b) and…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141(a) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Katherine Louise Holmes (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). “She contends that the conditions of her subsequent confinement substantially impacted her ability to testify in her own defense the following day.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141(b) — 9 cases
State of Tennessee v. Latickia Tashay Burgins (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-141 (b). In the June 24, 2014 order denying bail, the trial court revoked the defendant’s bail pursuant to Code section 40-11-141(b).”
State of Tennessee v. Andrew Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “In Burgins, the supreme court held that the right to pretrial bail was not absolute and may be forfeited under certain circumstances provided in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-141(b). Burgins, 464 S.W.3d at 306 .”
State of Tennessee v. Heather Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “In Burgins, the supreme court held that the right to pretrial bail was not absolute and may be forfeited under certain circumstances provided in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-141(b). Burgins, 464 S.W.3d at 306 .”
State of Tennessee v. Dalton Bryce Patterson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-11-141(b) authorizes the trial court to revoke and terminate a defendant’s bond and to order the defendant held without bail pending trial, or without release during trial, when the State proves that the defendant violated a condition of…”
State of Tennessee v. Cedric Jones (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “T.C.A. § 40-11-141(b). The proper method for challenging a bond revocation is to file a written motion for review in the trial court.”
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