Tenn. Code § 40-11-202 : CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — BAIL — FORFEITURE OF BAIL —11-202 - Scire facias TEXT PDF A scire facias shall issue to notify the defendant and the defendant's sureties to show cause why the judgment shall not be made final. T.C.A. § 40-11-202 Code 1858, § 5178; Shan., § 7142; Code 1932, § 11689; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1302.