HB1566 - Tennessee - Criminal Procedure

Companion Bill SB1760. Criminal Procedure - Allows trial court to enforce any orders assessing criminal fines that are in default as criminal contempt upon a finding by the court that the defendant has the ability to pay and refuses to do so. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 24. Fiscal Summary for HB1566 / *SB1760 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1566 / *SB1760 Present law authorizes the collection of unpaid fines in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action, which is execution on the judgment through garnishment or a levy on property. In addition to execution on a judgment, this bill authorizes courts to enforce orders that assess any fine in default as criminal contempt. ON MAY 2, 2007, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 1760 FOR HOUSE BILL 1566, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1760, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 [...]

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