It is a Class C misdemeanor for the attorney general and reporter or any assistant to take or receive a fee for defending any supposed offender in the inferior courts.
Code 1858, § 3951 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 51, § 2); Shan., § 5755; mod. Code 1932, § 9955; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-608; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department
§ 8-6-101. Appointment and Qualification — Term of Office
§ 8-6-102. Legal Department — Offices
§ 8-6-103. Assistants and Other Personnel
§ 8-6-107. Restrictions — Misdemeanors in Office
§ 8-6-108. Criminal Defense in Lower Courts
§ 8-6-110. Appearance in Federal Courts
§ 8-6-111. Special Personnel for Expedition of Post-Conviction Proceedings in Capital Cases