QUESTION
Can I go to jail for not paying a bondsman?
Asked on Jan 14th, 2020 on Criminal Law - Tennessee
More details to this question:
I violated probation last summer my ex husband set up a payment plan has not made any payments the violation was dropped in court and I am no longer on probation but I am wondering if I can go to jail until the bondsman is paid or is it a civil matter? I live in Tennessee
1 ANSWER
The failure to pay a bondsman is a civil matter, not criminal.
Answered on Jan 15th, 2020 at 4:07 AM