2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 8-6-101. Appointment and Qualification — Term of Office - The attorney general and reporter for the state is appointed...

§ 8-6-102. Legal Department — Offices - There is created a legal department of the state, of...

§ 8-6-103. Assistants and Other Personnel - The attorney general and reporter, consistent with budgetary limitations, is...

§ 8-6-104. Salaries - The attorney general and reporter shall receive the same salary...

§ 8-6-105. Expenses - The attorney general and reporter and all of the assistants...

§ 8-6-107. Restrictions — Misdemeanors in Office - The attorney general and reporter and assistants shall be under...

§ 8-6-108. Criminal Defense in Lower Courts - It is a Class C misdemeanor for the attorney general...

§ 8-6-109. Duties - Code 1858, § 3952 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 51, §...

§ 8-6-110. Appearance in Federal Courts - The attorney general and reporter shall attend in person, or...

§ 8-6-111. Special Personnel for Expedition of Post-Conviction Proceedings in Capital Cases - The attorney general and reporter is authorized to employ, reassign,...

Part 2 - Reports and Opinions

§ 8-6-201. Delivery of Supreme Court Opinions — Time of Publication - The clerks of the supreme court shall have the opinions...

§ 8-6-203. Preparation of Reports - The attorney general and reporter shall prepare the case, and...

§ 8-6-204. Printing of Reports — Copyright - The attorney general and reporter has the right to select...

§ 8-6-206. Reports — Number Printed — Distribution - The attorney general and reporter shall have printed and bound,...

Part 3 - Coordination With Other State Agencies and Attorneys

§ 8-6-302. Permission for Department or Agency Attorneys to Represent State - The attorney general and reporter, exercising discretion and with the...

§ 8-6-303. Actions Instituted by District Attorneys General Excepted - This part is not to be construed as requiring the...

Part 4 - Investigative Authority

§ 8-6-401. Authority to Give Oaths and Require Testimony - The attorney general and reporter, in performing the duties of...

§ 8-6-403. Service of Investigative Demand - Service of such civil investigative demand shall be had by...

§ 8-6-404. Failure to Comply With Investigative Demand - Failure of any witness to comply with the terms of...

§ 8-6-405. Penalty for Failure to Testify When Served With Investigative Demand - Any witness who appears as directed by the civil investigative...

§ 8-6-406. Witness Fees and Mileage on Investigative Demands - Any witness served with a civil investigative demand shall be...

§ 8-6-407. Confidentiality of Writings, Records or Tangible Objects Obtained by Attorney General - All testimony, books, documents, or other writings, records or tangible...