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Current as of January 01, 2020 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) When a defendant has been admitted to and released on bail for a criminal offense, whether prior to or during trial or pending appeal, and the defendant is charged with the commission of one (1) or more bailable offenses while released on bail, the judge shall set the defendant's bail on each new offense in an amount not less than twice that which is customarily set for the offense charged.
(b)(1) When the court is determining the amount and conditions of bail to be imposed upon a defendant who is charged with a violation of § 39-13-106, § 39-13-213(a)(2), § 39-13-218 or § 55-10-401, the court shall consider the use of special conditions for such defendant, including, but not limited to, the conditions set out in subdivision (b)(2), if the offense for which bail is being set was committed while the defendant was released on bail for a prior charge of violating § 39-13-106, § 39-13-213(a)(2), § 39-13-218 or § 55-10-401.
(2) The special conditions the court shall consider pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) are:
(A) The use of an ignition interlock device;
(B) The use of a transdermal monitoring device or other alternative alcohol monitoring devices;
(C) The use of electronic monitoring with random alcohol or drug testing; or
(D) Pretrial residency in an in-patient alcohol or drug rehabilitation center.
(3) As used in this subsection (b), “court” includes any person authorized by § 40-11-106 to take bail.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 40. Criminal Procedure § 40-11-148 - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-40-criminal-procedure/tn-code-sect-40-11-148.html
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