Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, permits a professional bondsman to issue and retain the required receipt for money or other consideration received in a digital format. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

Summary

The bill updates Tennessee law so that a professional bondsman can provide a written or digital receipt when receiving bail money, and must keep a duplicate copy in either format. It modernizes record‑keeping for bail transactions, affecting bondsmen, courts, and defendants who use bail. The change takes effect on July 1, 2025.

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