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Title 3 : Municipal Court
Chapter 4 : Bonds And Appeals

3-401 : Appearance bonds authorized.

  1. Deposit allowed. Whenever any person lawfully possessing a chauffeur's or operator's license theretofore issued to him by the Tennessee Department of Safety, or under the driver licensing laws of any other state or territory or the District of Columbia, is issued a citation or arrested and charged with the violations of any city ordinance, except those ordinances and statutes, the violation of which call for the mandatory revocation of a operator's or chauffeur's license for any period of time, such person shall have the option of depositing his chauffeur's or operator's license with the officer or court demanding bail in lieu of any other security required for his appearance in the city court of this city in answer to such charge before said court.
  2. Receipt to be issued. Whenever any person deposits his chauffeur's or operator's license as provided, either the officer or the court demanding bail as described above, shall issue the person a receipt for the license upon a form approved or provided by the department of safety, and thereafter the person shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state during the pendency of the case in which the license was deposited.
  3. Failure to appear--disposition of license. In the event that any driver who has deposited his chauffeur's or operator's license in lieu of bail fails to appear in answer to the charges filed against him, the clerk or judge of the city court accepting the license shall forward the same to the Tennessee Department of Safety for disposition by said department in accordance with the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, § 55-5-801, et seq.
  4. Possession of license required--substitute license. Also pursuant to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 55-7-401 through 55-7-405, the licensee shall have his license in his immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall display it upon demand of any officer or agent of the Tennessee Department of Safety or any police officer of the state, county or municipality, except that where the licensee has previously deposited his license with the officer or the court demanding bail, and has received a receipt from the officer or the court, the same to serve as a substitute for the license until the specified date for the court appearance of the licensee or the license is otherwise returned to the licensee by the officer or the court accepting the same for deposit.
  5. Officers and employees shall comply with state law. All city officers and employees shall comply fully with the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 55-7-401 through 55-7-405 and any implementing orders of the State of Tennessee Department of Safety. And the provisions of this chapter are in addition to the provisions allowable under Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 7-63-101 through 7-63-107 inclusive and are implemented as alternate procedure to the provisions allowable under Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 7-63-101 through 7-63-107 inclusive. (Ord. #06-02-00-02, July 2000)
Date Last Updated: 01/10/2013
Codification Date: 05/01/2003

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Carl Koella, III
Vice Mayor - Sandra L. Hitson
Commissioner - Jennifer L. Brown
City Manager/Recorder - Terry Willett
Attorney - David T. Black

Date Last Updated: 01/10/2013
Codification Date: 05/01/2003

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Carl Koella, III
Vice Mayor - Sandra L. Hitson
Commissioner - Jennifer L. Brown
City Manager/Recorder - Terry Willett
Attorney - David T. Black