§ 40-3-208. Immunity of Officials and Employees
The district attorney general and assistant district attorneys general, district attorney general’s investigators, district attorney general’s secretaries and any other employee of the district attorney general shall not be civilly or criminally liable for acts performed pursuant to this part or in furtherance of the purposes of this part except as those acts relate to […]
§ 40-3-209. Prosecuting Attorney’s Office — Compensation Not Decreased — Authorized and Unauthorized Use of Funds
Nothing in this part shall be construed to decrease the total salaries, expense funds and allowances that the prosecuting attorney’s office is receiving on July 1, 1984. The district attorney general shall not use any of the funds collected pursuant to this part to supplement the district attorney general’s salary, or to supplement the salary […]
§ 40-3-104. Actions in Name of State
All criminal actions are prosecuted in the name of the state of Tennessee against the party charged with the offense. Code 1858, § 4991; Shan., § 6950; Code 1932, § 11491; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-303.
§ 40-3-105. Prosecution for Same Offense in Both State and Municipal Court Prohibited
Whenever the commission of any act or the omission to act under certain circumstances constitutes both a violation of state law and a violation of municipal law, notwithstanding the fact that different penalties are provided, no person shall be prosecuted in both a state court and a municipal court for the same offense. A dismissal […]
§ 40-3-201. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Fraud and Economic Crimes Prosecution Act.”
§ 40-3-202. Legislative Intent
The intent of this part is to provide district attorneys general of this state the resources necessary to deal effectively with fraud, economic, and other crimes, and to provide a means for obtaining restitution in bad check cases prior to the institution of formal criminal charges. Subject to the limitations of § 40-3-209(b), the use […]
§ 40-3-203. Bad Check Restitution Program — Application — Fees and Charges — Failure to Pay Bad Check
Before commencing a criminal prosecution in a bad check case, any victim, including any municipal, county or state officer that has received a bad check, may apply to the clerk who serves the court of general criminal jurisdiction in the county where the alleged offense occurred for participation in the bad check restitution program. Upon […]
§ 40-3-204. Fees in Criminal Prosecutions
In criminal prosecutions, judges shall order that fees, in accordance with the schedule listed in subdivisions (b)(1)-(3), be paid by the person or corporations against whom the costs are taxed, and the clerk of the court shall collect those fees when the costs are paid. The state of Tennessee, and any county or political subdivision, […]
§ 40-3-205. Payment of Fees
The fees set out in § 40-3-204 shall be paid under the following circumstances: In all cases where costs are paid by the defendant as a condition for dismissal of charges pursuant to a plea negotiation; In all cases where the defendant agrees to pay the costs in exchange for a dismissal of charges; and […]
§ 40-3-206. Collection of Fees — Clerk’s Fee
Any fees collected pursuant to this part shall be collected by the clerk of the court in the same manner in which other costs are collected. The clerk shall be entitled to a reasonable handling fee not to exceed five percent (5%) of the amount collected; provided, that in counties having a population of more […]