Attorney General Opinions 
Relating to County Government

2015 Courts

• A general sessions court that revokes a defendant’s probation has authority under T.C.A. § 40-35-308(c) to extend the probationary period for up to two years.  Opinion No. 15-79 (December 15, 2015).

• When an appeal is taken from a municipal court to circuit court, the clerk of the municipal court must transmit the appeal bond along with the rest of the record to the circuit court clerk.  Opinion No. 15-07 (January 27, 2015).

• Griffin v. Campbell Clinic, Attorney General Opinion 12-23 should be clarified as follows:  Under T.C.A. 27-5-103 a party must post a “bond with security” to perfect an appeal from general sessions court to circuit court, and any bond with security will satisfy that requirement including but not limited to a surety bond or a cash bond.  Opinion No. 15-05 (January 16, 2015).