Peace officers, their deputies, and certain county officials prohibited from acting as professional bondsmen

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-313, under Professional Bondsmen.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-313

(a) It is unlawful for a person to act as a professional bondsman, directly or indirectly, while:(1) Serving as a constitutionally elected peace officer, or as such officer's deputy, or any duly elected or appointed county official; or(2) Owning, operating, or being an employee of a qualified electronic monitoring provider, as defined in § 40-11-152(a).

(1) Serving as a constitutionally elected peace officer, or as such officer's deputy, or any duly elected or appointed county official; or

(2) Owning, operating, or being an employee of a qualified electronic monitoring provider, as defined in § 40-11-152(a).

(b) Subdivision (a)(1) does not apply to any duly elected member of the county legislative body.

(c) Subdivision (a)(2) does not apply to a person who was a professional bondsman and owned a qualified electronic monitoring provider prior to January 1, 2025.