Amends TCA Title 24; Title 39 and Title 40.
Tennessee SB0856 amends existing laws regarding the conditions under which a defendant charged with a bailable offense may be released. It affects defendants in the state by allowing magistrates to consider reliable hearsay evidence, such as criminal records from the TBI and FBI, when determining bail amounts and conditions for release, provided defendants have a fair opportunity to rebut this evidence. The bill adds this consideration as an eighth factor to the existing criteria used by magistrates in making release decisions.
Tennessee SB0856 amends existing laws regarding the conditions under which a defendant charged with a bailable offense may be released. It affects defendants in the state by allowing magistrates to consider reliable hearsay evidence, such as criminal records from the TBI and FBI, when determining bail amounts and conditions for release, provided defendants have a fair opportunity to rebut this evidence. The bill adds this consideration as an eighth factor to the existing criteria used by magistrates in making release decisions.
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