Appeal Bond — Oath

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  1. Before the appeal is granted, the person appealing shall give bond with good security, as hereinafter provided, for the costs of the appeal, or take the oath for poor persons.
  2. An appeal bond filed by a plaintiff or defendant pursuant to this chapter shall be considered sufficient if it secures the cost of the cause on appeal.

Code 1858, § 3141 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 54); Shan., § 4872; Code 1932, § 9020; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-503; Acts 1988, ch. 647, §§ 1, 2.

Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 7.13.

Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 62; 17 Tenn. Juris., Justices of Peace and General Sessions Courts, § 41.

Law Reviews.

The Pauper's Oath in Appeals From General Sessions Court (Robert A. Lanier), 19 No. 2 Tenn. B.J. 17 (1983).

Attorney General Opinions. Release on bond of misdemeanant on de novo appeal, OAG 87-161, 1987 Tenn. AG LEXIS 38 (10/5/87).

Duty to set bond on misdemeanant's appeal of probation revocation or denial, OAG 98-0142, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 142 (8/7/98), OAG 98-0170, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 170 (8/28/98).

Right to bond of misdemeanant appealing probation revocation, OAG 99-080, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 80 (4/5/99).

General sessions criminal court questions; disorderly conduct, OAG 99-201, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 197 (10/6/99).

Requirement of surety bond to perfect appeal from general session court to circuit court; determination of party’s indigence.  OAG 12-23, 2012 Tenn. AG LEXIS 23 (2/23/12).

Bonds with security posted for appeals from general sessions court. OAG 15-05, 2015 Tenn. AG LEXIS 4 (1/16/15).


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