(a) After a person has been arrested for assault pursuant to § 39-13-101, aggravated assault pursuant to § 39-13-102, against a victim as defined in § 36-3-601, domestic assault pursuant to § 39-13-111, or violation of a protective order pursuant to § 39-13-113, the arresting officer shall inform the victim that the person arrested may be eligible to post bond for the offense and be released until the date of trial for the offense.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-3-615

  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) Subsection (a) is solely intended to be a notification provision, and no cause of action is intended to be created thereby.
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