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SENATE BILL 271
By Gardenhire
SB0271
001785
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40,
relative to bondsmen.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-313, is amended by deleting
the section and substituting:
(a) It is unlawful for a person to act as a professional bondsman, directly or
indirectly, while:
(1) Serving as a constitutionally elected peace officer, or as such officer's
deputy, or any duly elected or appointed county official; or
(2) Owning, operating, or being an employee of a qualified contract
service provider, as defined in ยง 40-11-152(a).
(b) Subdivision (a)(1) does not apply to any duly elected member of the county
legislative body.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.