Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-143 (2026)
Collecting from inmate trust fund account
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) The department of correction shall have the authority to collect from the inmate trust fund account of any defendant in its custody those moneys necessary to satisfy any unpaid costs that have been imposed upon the defendant.
- (b) When the state has paid the costs in a case accruing under § 40-25-130(5), and the defendant is in the custody of the department of correction, the department shall have the authority to collect from the inmate trust fund account of the defendant those moneys necessary to reimburse the state for the payment of the costs. Any amount so collected shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Acts 2001, ch. 108, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: Jeffries v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 108 S.W.3d 862 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).
Jeffries v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 108 S.W.3d 862 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “See Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 40-25-143, 41-21-237 (2002); Tenn.”
Jones v. State of Tennessee (E.D. Tenn. 2022). “Plaintiff alleges that Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-143 confers authority to TDOC to collect fees but does not operate as a mandate [Id.”
Jones v. State of Tennessee (E.D. Tenn. 2023). “”), 40-25-129(c)(7) (“This section does not prohibit the department of correction from collecting from an inmate trust fund in accordance with § 40-25-143.”). The correction of these typographical errors gives no cause for any further relief under Rule 60(a).”
Watison v. Parker (M.D. Tenn. 2020). “) The Memorandum stated that, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-143 , TDOC has the authority to collect from Plaintiff’s trust fund account money necessary to satisfy unpaid court costs imposed upon Plaintiff.”
State of Tennessee v. Gary Wayne Garrett (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). “Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-25-143, costs are taxed against Mr.”
Monoleto Delshone Green v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-143 . Easter, Wedemeyer, Holloway, JJ.”
Jerome Barrett v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-143 . Holloway, Easter, Ayers, JJ.”
Verchaunt Joshua Williams v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-143 . Holloway, Easter, Ayers, JJ.”
Brian Alan Hanna v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2005). “The trial court denied this Motion, despite the fact that the Appellant is indigent and, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-130 and, pursuant to Tenn.”
Hilton Jeffries v. TDOC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 40-25-143 , 41-21-237 (2002); Tenn.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-25-143(b): 1 case
Jones v. State of Tennessee (E.D. Tenn. 2023). “”), 40-25-129(c)(7) (“This section does not prohibit the department of correction from collecting from an inmate trust fund in accordance with § 40-25-143.”). The correction of these typographical errors gives no cause for any further relief under Rule 60(a).”
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