40-11-114 - Contents of written undertaking. - Tennessee Statutes

40-11-114. Contents of written undertaking.

(a)  Bail, when not given in open court, is given by a written undertaking, containing the conditions of release, the agreement of the defendant to appear in the court having jurisdiction of the offense as directed by the court and/or an amount to be paid for nonappearance, signed by the defendant, and if made under § 40-11-122(2), signed also by court-approved and sufficient surety or sureties. The written undertaking must be approved by the officer taking it.

(b)  An electronically transmitted facsimile copy of a written undertaking shall have the same legal effect as the original written undertaking. An electronically transmitted facsimile copy of a written undertaking signed by the defendant shall have the same legal effect as the written undertaking signed by the defendant.

[Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 14; T.C.A., § 40-1214; Acts 1999, ch. 52, § 1.]