Changes to Tennessee’s !2 hour hold in domestic violence cases is set for committee review this afternoon . Current law requires that anyone arrested for a domestic violence charge must be held in custody for 12 hours before one could make a bail bond. A judge has discretion to waive the 12 hour hold .
!2 Hour Hold
Follow Up on the 12 Hour Hold
By Rob McKinney on
Posted in Domestic Violence
Chas Sisk and Walter F. Roche Jr. reported today that Governor Haslam is in favor of making the 12 hour hold before a person can be released on bond mandatory. My prediction is that state legislators will be fighting each other over the chance to sponsor the proposed change . Kathy Walsh executive director of the…