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Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 8-7-101. Districts - Each judicial district shall constitute a district attorney general's district....
§ 8-7-102. Election - The district attorneys general for the judicial districts are elected...
§ 8-7-103. Duties - Each district attorney general: Code 1858, § 3961 (deriv. Acts...
§ 8-7-104. Practice of Law Prohibited - District attorneys general are prohibited from engaging in the practice...
§ 8-7-106. District Attorney General Pro Tem — Attorney Acting for District Attorney General - Code 1858, §§ 3962, 3963 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 28,...
§ 8-7-107. Filling of Vacancy - A vacancy in the office of district attorney general shall...
§ 8-7-110. Assignment of Law Enforcement Officers to Drug Task Forces — Officers' Powers, Duties and Immunities - then it shall be conclusively deemed that the individual was...
§ 8-7-111. Special Personnel for Expedition of Post-Conviction Proceedings in Capital Cases - The district attorney general is authorized to employ, reassign, or...
§ 8-7-112. Authorization to Prosecute County Ordinance Violations - District attorneys general with responsibility for prosecuting offenses in counties...
Part 2 - Criminal Investigators and Assistant District Attorneys General—compensation
§ 8-7-201. Salaries of Criminal Investigators and Assistant District Attorneys General - Entry level $34,128 after five (5) years 35,832 after ten...
§ 8-7-203. Calculation of Mileage for Assistant District Attorneys General and Criminal Investigators - Traveling expenses under this part shall be calculated on the...
§ 8-7-204. Reimbursement of Assistant District Attorneys General and Criminal Investigators - Any person seeking reimbursement for official expenses under this part...
§ 8-7-205. County Payments to Assistant District Attorneys General and Criminal Investigators Unaffected - This part shall not affect any salaries and compensation paid...
§ 8-7-226. Salaries of Assistant District Attorneys General - Entry level $ 49,080 after one (1) year 52,164 after...
§ 8-7-227. Prior Service Credits for Assistant District Attorneys General - The executive director of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference...
§ 8-7-228. Annual Salary Increases for Assistant District Attorneys General - On July 1, 1995, and each subsequent July 1, the...
§ 8-7-229. Assistant District Attorneys General Employed on July 1, 1994 - Sections 8-7-225 — 8-7-235 shall have no effect or application...
§ 8-7-230. Salaries of Criminal Investigators - Entry level $ 33,852 after two (2) years 36,924 after...
§ 8-7-232. Salary Increases for Criminal Investigators - On July 1, 1995, and each subsequent July 1, the...
§ 8-7-233. Criminal Investigators Employed on July 1, 1994 - Sections 8-7-225 — 8-7-235 shall have no effect or application...
§ 8-7-234. Attorneys Serving as Criminal Investigators - Notwithstanding §§ 8-7-230 and 8-7-231, if a district attorney general...
§ 8-7-235. Attorneys Employed as Criminal Investigators on July 1, 1994 - No salary or level of compensation shall be reduced by...
§ 8-7-236. Computation of Annual Salary Increases Appropriated to State Employees - For purposes of this chapter, in computing annual salary increases...
Part 3 - District Attorneys General Conference
§ 8-7-301. District Attorneys General Conference Created - There is hereby created a district attorneys general conference for...
§ 8-7-302. Meetings of Conference — Matters to Be Considered — Purpose - The conference shall meet annually and at other times as...
§ 8-7-303. Consideration of More Effective Suppression of Crime — Committees for Drafting Proposed Legislation - It is the duty of the conference to give consideration...
§ 8-7-304. Calling of Meetings — Notice — Election of Officers - The president of the conference may call meetings at will,...
§ 8-7-305. Duty of Members to Attend Meetings - It is the official duty of each member of the...
§ 8-7-306. Reimbursement for Expenses - Every member whose salary is paid in whole or in...
§ 8-7-307. Office of Executive Director of the District Attorneys General Conference Created — Purpose - There is created the office of executive director of the...
§ 8-7-310. Duties of Executive Director - The executive director of the district attorneys general conference shall...
§ 8-7-312. Office Facilities - The executive director of the district attorneys general conference shall...
§ 8-7-313. Executive Director — Retirement - The executive director of the district attorneys general conference shall...
§ 8-7-315. Budget Submitted to General Assembly - Each year's budget for the operation of the office of...
Part 4 - Private Co-Counsel for Crime Victims -
Part 5 - Assistance to Grand Juries
§ 8-7-501. Attendance of District Attorney General at Grand Jury - Whenever required by the grand jury, the district attorney general...
§ 8-7-502. Jurisdiction Over Misconduct - It is the legislative intent that any misconduct by a...
§ 8-7-503. Judge's Instruction to Grand Jury - It is the duty of the judge who instructs the...
Part 6 - District Attorneys General Fiscal Affairs Act
§ 8-7-601. Short Title - This part shall be known as the “District Attorneys General...
§ 8-7-603. Disbursement of Funds - Such funds shall be disbursed by the executive director of...
§ 8-7-604. Authorized Use of Funds - Such funding shall be used solely for the purpose of...
§ 8-7-605. Use of Funds to Defray Costs - The office of executive director of the district attorneys general...
§ 8-7-606. Records — Audit - The office of executive director of the district attorneys general...