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Bill Title: As enacted, authorizes general sessions and criminal court judges statewide to suspend court costs and litigation tax for indigent defendants; authorizes court clerk to implement community service program in lieu of full payment of court costs and litigation taxes for indigent defendants, if county legislative body approves such a program. - Amends TCA Section 8-21-401; Title 40, Chapter 25 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-13 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 542 [SB1504 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2017-SB1504-Chaptered.pdf

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