Section 40-11-107 - Taking bail before commitment

The committing magistrate or the city court clerk of any incorporated municipality or city or that person's deputies, before whom a defendant is brought for examination on a warrant of arrest, are authorized to take bail, either for the defendant's appearance for examination or for the defendant's appearance at court to answer the charge.Acts 1978, ch. 506, § 7; T.C.A., § 40-1207.