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P O#X_XXX_##XX_#X_X Tenn.R.App.P.3;AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtReversed  d   #X_#X_X.W.FrankCrawford,P.J.,W.S.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDavidR.Farmer, < J.andHollyM.Kirby,J.,joined. ( JoelH.Moseley,Sr.,ofNashville,ForAppellantsC.DwightGrahamandHuckabeeBonding  Company  BenP.LynchandPatrickLynchofWinchester,ForAppellees,TheGeneralSessionsCourtof t  FranklinCounty,Tennessee,TheHonorableFloydD.Davis,andTheHonorableMikeD.Foster `!  S OPINION #XX_#X_X 8#" #XX_ #X_X  8_XdXXd8  TheAppellants,G.DwightGrahamandHuckabeeBondingCompany,Inc.,areprofessional %` $ bondingcompaniescertifiedandapprovedbytheCircuitCourtoftheTwelfthJudicialDistrictto %L!% actassuretyonbailbondspursuanttotheprovisionsofTenn.CodeAnn. 4011122(3).Appellants &8"& challengeaprovisionofaJune4,2002orderbytheFranklinCountyGeneralSessionsCourt '$#' decreeingthatallbondssetbythatcourtintheamountof$4400orlessshallbegrantedbondbythe ($( signatureoftwopropertyownerslivinginFranklinCounty,Tennessee,andthatpropertytaxreceipts )$) andsignaturesofthepartiesshallbesufficientforreleasefromcustody.TheAppellantscontendthis *%* provisionoftheJune4,2002orderiscontrarytothestatutoryschemeandunconstitutional.Agreeing +&+ thattheorderiscontrarytostatute,wereversethejudgmentofthetrialcourt. p,',     \-(- _I.BACKGROUND     Thefactsfromwhichthisappealarisesareundisputed.OnJune4,2002,theGeneral  SessionsCourtofFranklinCountyenteredanorderwhichreads,inrelevantpart,asfollows: t   ORDER L  D8   ` UponoralrequestbytwopartiesforaHabeasCorpusPetitionfortwopersons $ t intheFranklinCountyJailinWinchester,TennesseeonJune2,2002.Oneofthese  ` personshadtwoFranklinCountypropertyownerswithsufficientnetworthat  L  FranklinCountyJailtoobtaintheirreleaseandwasrefusedbytheFranklinCounty  8  SheriffsDepartment.$    8   ` AsecondpartywasattheFranklinCountyJailonJune2,2002with   sufficientcashmoneytomakeabondforadefendantandwaslikewiserefused.    8   ` AfterreviewingT.C.A.4011114throughT.C.A.4011122,theCourtfinds   thatthereisatremendousamountofconfusionconcerningbondingprocedures.    8   ` TheCourtfurtherfindsthatitisimpossibletodeterminefromtheinformation p furnishedtotheGeneralSessionsCourtofFranklinCountywhichofthebail \ bondingcompaniesareontheapprovedlistandareingoodstandingpursuantto H T.C.A.4011124andT.C.A.4011125,orthelocalrulesofthecourt.4   8   ` TheCourtdoesnotreceiveinformationconcerningconditionalforfeitures,  p finalforfeituresorthetotalamountofbondsoutstandingonanybondingcompany. \   8      8   ` Itistherefore,ORDERED,JUDGEDANDDECREEDthattheSheriffand 4 hisemployeesofFranklinCountyTennesseeshallnotacceptabondmadebya   professionalbondsmanuntiltheSheriffreceivesinwritingfromtheClerksOffice   ofFranklinCountyacertificatethatthebondsmanisnotindefaultpursuanttothe  bondapprovalstatuteandthelocalrulesofcourt.   8   ` ItisfurtherORDERED,JUDGEDANDDECREEDthatallbondssetbythe l GeneralSessionsCourtofFranklinCountyintheamountof$4400orless,shallbe X  grantedbondbythesignatureoftwopropertyownerslivinginFranklinCounty D! Tennessee.Propertytaxreceiptsandsignaturesofpartiesshallbesufficientfor 0"  releasefromcustody.#l!   8      8   ` ItisfurtherORDERED,JUDGEDANDDECREEDthatanydefendantbeing $D # heldinFranklinCountyJailmaymakeacashbondintheamountofthebond %0!$ previouslysetandsaiddefendantistobereleased.Moneymaybepaiddirectlyto &"% clerksofficeduringnormalbusinesshoursortothesheriffsdepartmentafterhours. '#& MoneytobereceiptedandaccountedforaccordingtoFranklinCountyfinancial (#' procedures.)$(     |*%) Appellantscontendthatatleast49defendantswerereleasedpursuanttotheJune4order,andthey   furtherallegethatfourofthosedefendantswouldhaveusedoneoftheAppellants,C.Dwight  Graham,astheirbondsmaninordertosecurereleasefromcustody.Thus,thestandingofthe  Appellantsisbasedonthefactthat theJune4thOrderresultedinthepetitionerslosingfeeson t bondsonwhichtheyotherwisewouldhaveactedassurety. `   OnSeptember12,2002,Appellantsfiledacomplaintseekingdeclaratoryjudgmentandrelief 8  fromthechallengedprovisionoftheJune4thorder.OnJune20,2003,Appellantsfiledamotion $ t forsummaryjudgment.AfterahearingheldJuly22,2003,theirmotionforsummaryjudgmentwas  ` deniedbyanorderenteredonAugust19,2003.OnAugust27,2003,Appellantsfiledamotionto  L  alteroramendtheAugust19order.ThecourtenteredanAmendedFinalJudgmentonSeptember  8  2,2003.OnSeptember11,2003,Appellantsfiledtheirnoticeofappeal,andonSeptember18,2003, $  theyfiledanamendednoticeofappeal.     II.ISSUEONAPPEAL    J#  Thesoleissueonappealinthiscaseiswhetherthetrialcourterredinupholdingthe p provisionoftheJune4,2003orderoftheFranklinCountyGeneralSessionsCourtorderingthat all \ bondssetbytheGeneralSessionsCourtofFranklinCountyintheamountof$4400orless,shallbe H grantedbondbythesignatureoftwopropertyownerslivinginFranklinCountyTennessee.Property 4 taxreceiptsandsignaturesofpartiesshallbesufficientforreleasefromcustody.O M#  1        p    III.STANDARDOFREVIEW  H <&  Thiscasepresentsonlyaquestionoflaw,andtherearenodisputedfacts.Assuch,ourreview   ofthetrialcourt'sorderisdenovoupontherecordwithnopresumptionofcorrectness   accompanyingthetrialcourt'sconclusionsoflaw.SeeTenn.R.Appl.P.13(d); Waldronv.Delffs,  988S.W.2d182,184(Tenn.Ct.App.1998) ; Simsv.Stewart,973S.W.2d597,599-600  (Tenn.Ct.App.1998) .     IV.ANALYSIS  d  (  AppellantsarguethatwhenallthesectionsoftheReleasefromCustodyandBailReformAct <"  of1978( theAct),T.C.A. 40111014011144(2003),areconsideredtogether, aclear (#x! systemorschemeemerges,andthattheJune4,2003orderiscontrarytothisstatutoryscheme.The $d" AppellantsalsocontendthattheJune4,2003orderviolatesArticleI, 15,andArticleII, 31of %P # theTennesseeConstitution. %