It shall be the duty of the bail bondsman to collect the tax imposed by this part and to remit the tax to the department in such manner as the department may determine. A special account shall be created by the department into which all taxes collected under this part shall be deposited. All remitted revenues shall be maintained in such segregated account within the department until distributed or deposited, as required in this section, into the civil legal representation of indigents fund authorized and created by § 16-3-808. Such funds derived from the tax imposed and collected pursuant to this part shall be expended or distributed as follows:

(1) Four percent (4%) shall be distributed to underwrite costs associated with development and provision of continuing education courses mandated by title 40, chapter 11, part 4; and

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-4-806

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Tennessee Code 67-4-2004
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States and any foreign country or political subdivision thereof. See Tennessee Code 67-4-2004
(2) The remainder shall be used to provide legal representation to low-income Tennesseans in civil matters in such manner as determined by the supreme court as described in § 16-3-808(c); provided, that one-fourth (1/4) of this remainder shall be allocated to an appropriate statewide nonprofit organization capable of providing continuing legal education, technology support, planning assistance, resource development and other support to organizations delivering civil legal representation to indigents. The remainder shall be distributed to organizations delivering direct assistance to clients with Legal Services Corporation funding as referenced in the Tennessee State Plan for Civil Legal Justice approved in March, 2001, by the Legal Services Corporation.
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