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Code of Sweetwater
Title 3 Municipal Court
Chapter 4 Bonds And Appeals
Title 3 Municipal Court
Chapter 4 Bonds And Appeals
Sweetwater
Title 3 : Municipal Court
Chapter 4 : Bonds And Appeals
3-403 : Bond amounts, conditions, and forms.
- Appearance bond. An appearance bond in any case before the city court shall be in such amount as the city judge shall prescribe and shall be conditioned that the defendant shall appear for trial before the city court at the stated time and place.
- Appeal bond. An appeal bond in any case shall be in such sum as the city judge shall prescribe, sufficient to secure the amount of the judgment plus costs, and shall be conditioned that if the circuit court shall find against the appellant the amount of the judgment and all costs of the trial and appeal shall be promptly paid by the defendant and/or his sureties.
- Form of bond. An appearance or appeal bond in any case may be made in the form of a cash deposit or by any corporate surety company authorized to do business in Tennessee or by two (2) private persons who individually own real property within the county. No other type bond shall be acceptable.
Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland