Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-604 (2026)
Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures
✓ current as of May 2026
All fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds imposed or collected under this chapter shall be paid over within fifteen (15) days following the last day of the month in which the fines, penalties and forfeitures of bonds were received to the department of safety with a statement accompanying the same, setting forth the action or proceedings in which the moneys were collected, the name and residence of the defendant, the nature of the offense, and fine, penalty, forfeiture, or sentence, if any, imposed.
Acts 1937, ch. 90, § 17; 1939, ch. 205, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 2715.25 (Williams, § 2715.30); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 59-718, 55-7-118, 55-7-604; Acts 1989, ch. 156, § 2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2001 · leading case: City of Chattanooga v. Davis, 54 S.W.3d 248 (Tenn. 2001).
City of Chattanooga v. Davis, 54 S.W.3d 248 (Tenn. 2001). “All fines, penalties, and forfeitures of bonds imposed or collected under the terms of §§ 55-50-311 and 55-50-312, shall be paid over to the *254 appropriate state agency as provided in § 55-50-604. Pursuant to this statute, the Chattanooga City Council adopted Tennessee Code…”
City of Chattanooga v. Kevin Davis (Tenn. 2001). “All fines, penalties, and forfeitures of bonds imposed or collected under the terms of §§ 55-50-311 an d 55-50-312, shall be paid over t o the appropriate state agency as provided in § 55-50-604. Pursuant to this statute, the Chattanooga City Council adopted Tennessee Code…”
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