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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-101 Payment of fines — Manner
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(a) When any court of this state, including municipal courts for violation of municipal ordinances, imposes a fine upon an individual, the court may direct as follows:(1) That the defendant pay the entire amount at the time sentence is pronounced;(2) That the defendant pay the en…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-102 Release of fines and forfeitures
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The several courts in which a cause is finally adjudged are authorized, either before or after final judgment, for good cause, to release the defendants, or any one (1) or more of them, from the whole or any part of fines or forfeitures accruing to the county or state.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-103 Confession of judgment
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In cases where a fine is assessed, the court shall allow the defendant to confess judgment for the fine and costs, with good sureties.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-104 Nonpayment of fines
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(a) If the defendant fails to pay the fine as directed, or is unable to pay the fine and so represents upon application to the court, the court, after inquiring into and making further investigation, if any, which it may deem necessary with regard to the defendant's financial and…