40-25-123 - Payment of costs by defendant Suspension of costs and litigation tax for indigent defendants.
40-25-123. Payment of costs by defendant Suspension of costs and litigation tax for indigent defendants.
(a) A defendant convicted of a criminal offense shall pay all the costs that have accrued in the cause.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the presiding judge of a court of general sessions may suspend the court costs and the litigation tax as required by §§ 67-4-602 67-4-606, for any indigent criminal defendant, as in the presiding judge's opinion the equities of the case require.
[Code 1858, § 5583 (deriv. Acts 1813, ch. 136, § 2); Shan., § 7617; Code 1932, § 12244; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3325; Acts 1998, ch. 806, § 1.]