Tennessee Code — 8
Browse 1,602 sections in division 8 of the Tennessee code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 8-1-101. Date governor's oath of office taken.
- § 8-1-102. Compensation.
- § 8-1-103. Private secretary.
- § 8-1-104. [Obsolete.]
- § 8-1-105. Administrative assistants to governor.
- § 8-1-106. Contingent expenses of executive department.
- § 8-1-107. Succession to office.
- § 8-1-108. Power to forbid starting of fires during drought — Violation.
- § 8-1-109. Governor to sign certain documents — Power of attorney for purpose of affixing governor's signature.
- § 8-1-110. Criminal justice agency statistics.
- § 8-1-111. Appointment of senior citizens and racial minorities to governing or advisory entities of the executive branch.
- § 8-1-201. Short title.
- § 8-1-202. Governor-elect — Office facilities and staff.
- § 8-1-203. Interim office space — Appointees of cabinet level rank.
- § 8-1-204. Immediate past governor — Office space.
- § 8-2-101. Office created — Succession to governorship.
- § 8-2-102. Speaker of senate to be lieutenant governor.
- § 8-3-101. Election — Term of office.
- § 8-3-102. Complaint regarding annexation by municipality — Administrative hearing.
- § 8-3-103. Oath of office.
- § 8-3-104. Duties.
- § 8-3-105. Office of assistant secretary — Appointment.
- § 8-3-106. Acting during emergency.
- § 8-3-107. Powers and duties of assistant secretary.
- § 8-3-108. Donations for publication of the Tennessee Blue Book.
- § 8-3-201. Private or local acts — Transmission to local body or agency for approval.
- § 8-3-202. Certification of result of local action — Default deadline for action.
- § 8-3-203. Secretary of state to ascertain result of local action on private or local act.
- § 8-3-204. Local action on private or local act to be indicated in published acts.
- § 8-3-205. Notification requirements of the secretary of state.
- § 8-4-101. Election — Term of office.
- § 8-4-102. Examination of incumbent's accounts.
- § 8-4-103. [Repealed.]
- § 8-4-104. Oath of office.
- § 8-4-105. Location of office.
- § 8-4-106. Seal.
- § 8-4-107. Interest in transactions prohibited.
- § 8-4-108. Duties generally.
- § 8-4-109. Audits of governmental entities — Implementation and reports by agency heads.
- § 8-4-110. Reports and recommendations.
- § 8-4-111. Methods of accounting.
- § 8-4-112. [Repealed.]
- § 8-4-113. Guidelines for compliance with Financial Integrity Act.
- § 8-4-114. Investigation of fraud relating to qualification for government set-aside program.
- § 8-4-115. Standardized procedures for booking of arrestees.
- § 8-4-116. Authority of comptroller to audit.
- § 8-4-117. Determination of state and local expenditures for indigent care and available federal resources.
- § 8-4-118. Authority of the comptroller of the treasury to obtain certain information from applicants applying for employment.
- § 8-4-119. Report to comptroller of treasury of government fraud.
- § 8-4-201. Power to require testimony and administer oaths.
- § 8-4-202. Power to subpoena.
- § 8-4-203. Service of subpoena.
- § 8-4-204. Failure of witness to appear — Penalty.
- § 8-4-205. Witness refusing to testify — Penalty.
- § 8-4-206. Witness' traveling expenses — Reimbursement — Pay.
- § 8-4-207. Investigations — Request of aid from other state agencies.
- § 8-4-208. Cooperation of state agencies in investigations.
- § 8-4-209. Investigation of allegation of felony involving private fund.
- § 8-4-301. Vacancy in office.
- § 8-4-302. Assistant comptroller of the treasury — Appointment.
- § 8-4-303. Acting in emergency only.
- § 8-4-304. Powers and duties of assistant comptroller of the treasury.
- § 8-4-401. Short title.
- § 8-4-402. Part definitions.
- § 8-4-403. Toll-free telephonic and web-based hotline.
- § 8-4-404. Display of sign concerning toll-free hotline.
- § 8-4-405. Educating citizens and public employees on reporting allegations of fraud, waste or abuse of public funds and the responsibility of comptroller to review allegations.
- § 8-4-406. Review and record of notifications — Investigations — Reports.
- § 8-4-407. Confidentiality of information — Annual summary of notifications.
- § 8-4-408. Procurement and distribution of hotline signs.
- § 8-4-409. Providing false information — Good faith allegation — Application to state agencies and local government employees — Retaliation.
- § 8-4-501. Short title.
- § 8-4-502. Part definitions.
- § 8-4-503. Reporting unlawful conduct — Method of making report.
- § 8-4-504. Good faith immunity.
- § 8-4-505. Confidentiality.
- § 8-4-601. Creation.
- § 8-4-602. Advisory committee — Membership.
- § 8-4-603. Open meetings laws — Review of proposed legislation — Report.
- § 8-4-604. Office of open records counsel — Duties — Schedule of reasonable charges — Policies and guidelines.
- § 8-4-701. “Small business” defined.
- § 8-4-702. Advocate within the office of the comptroller of the treasury — Authority — Choice of advocate.
- § 8-4-703. Contact person within each department and agency with regulatory authority.
- § 8-4-704. Duties of advocate.
- § 8-4-705. Annual report to general assembly on enforcement activities.
- § 8-4-706. Annual report on advocate's activities, findings and recommendations.
- § 8-4-707. Publication of contact information.
- § 8-5-101. Election — Term of office.
- § 8-5-102. Audit of incumbent's accounts.
- § 8-5-103. [Repealed.]
- § 8-5-104. Oath of office.
- § 8-5-105. Office — Duties.
- § 8-5-106. Accounts of receipts and disbursements.
- § 8-5-107. General ledger.
- § 8-5-108. Accounts with banks.
- § 8-5-109. General account.
- § 8-5-110. Custodian of collateral.
- § 8-5-111. Biennial statement.
- § 8-5-112. Misappropriation of funds.
- § 8-5-201. Vacancy in office.
- § 8-5-202. Additional state treasurer during emergency — Appointment.
- § 8-5-203. Powers and duties of additional state treasurer — Determination of emergency.
- § 8-6-101. Appointment and qualification — Term of office.
- § 8-6-102. Legal department — Offices.
- § 8-6-103. Assistants and other personnel.
- § 8-6-104. Salaries.
- § 8-6-105. Expenses.
- § 8-6-106. Employment of additional counsel.
- § 8-6-107. Restrictions — Misdemeanors in office.
- § 8-6-108. Criminal defense in lower courts.
- § 8-6-109. Duties.
- § 8-6-110. Appearance in federal courts.
- § 8-6-111. Special personnel for expedition of post-conviction proceedings in capital cases.
- § 8-6-112. Criminal prosecution of judge, chancellor, or judicial elected official.
- § 8-6-201. Delivery of supreme court opinions — Time of publication.
- § 8-6-202. Opinions to be reported.
- § 8-6-203. Preparation of reports.
- § 8-6-204. Printing of reports — Copyright.
- § 8-6-205. Opinions of attorney general — Publication — Distribution.
- § 8-6-206. Reports — Number printed — Distribution.
- § 8-6-207. Distribution of state-owned reports.
- § 8-6-301. Representation of state departments and agencies — Supervision of investigations — Office of legal services exempted.
- § 8-6-302. Permission for department or agency attorneys to represent state.
- § 8-6-303. Actions instituted by district attorneys general excepted.
- § 8-6-401. Authority to give oaths and require testimony.
- § 8-6-402. Investigative demands for production of documents and testimony.
- § 8-6-403. Service of investigative demand.
- § 8-6-404. Failure to comply with investigative demand.
- § 8-6-405. Penalty for failure to testify when served with investigative demand.
- § 8-6-406. Witness fees and mileage on investigative demands.
- § 8-6-407. Confidentiality of writings, records or tangible objects obtained by attorney general.
- § 8-6-408. Authority of attorney general investigator to act as district attorney criminal investigator.
- § 8-7-101. Districts.
- § 8-7-102. Election.
- § 8-7-103. Duties.
- § 8-7-104. Practice of law prohibited.
- § 8-7-105. Salary.
- § 8-7-106. District attorney general pro tem — Attorney acting for district attorney general.
- § 8-7-107. Filling of vacancy.
- § 8-7-108. [Repealed.]
- § 8-7-109. Sex crime prosecution units — Support personnel — Training.
- § 8-7-110. Assignment of law enforcement officers to drug task forces — Officers' powers, duties and immunities.
- § 8-7-111. Special personnel for expedition of post-conviction proceedings in capital cases.
- § 8-7-112. Authorization to prosecute county ordinance violations.
- § 8-7-201. Salaries of criminal investigators and assistant district attorneys general.
- § 8-7-202. Traveling expenses of assistant district attorneys general and criminal investigators.
- § 8-7-203. Calculation of mileage for assistant district attorneys general and criminal investigators.
- § 8-7-204. Reimbursement of assistant district attorneys general and criminal investigators.
- § 8-7-205. County payments to assistant district attorneys general and criminal investigators unaffected.
- § 8-7-206. Victim-witness coordinator.
- § 8-7-226. Salaries of assistant district attorneys general.
- § 8-7-227. Prior service credits for assistant district attorneys general.
- § 8-7-228. Annual salary increases for assistant district attorneys general.
- § 8-7-229. Assistant district attorneys general employed on July 1, 1994.
- § 8-7-230. Salaries of criminal investigators.
- § 8-7-231. Prior service credits for criminal investigators.
- § 8-7-232. Salary increases for criminal investigators.
- § 8-7-233. Criminal investigators employed on July 1, 1994.
- § 8-7-234. Attorneys serving as criminal investigators.
- § 8-7-235. Attorneys employed as criminal investigators on July 1, 1994.
- § 8-7-236. Computation of annual salary increases appropriated to state employees.
- § 8-7-301. District attorneys general conference created.
- § 8-7-302. Meetings of conference — Matters to be considered — Purpose.
- § 8-7-303. Consideration of more effective suppression of crime — Committees for drafting proposed legislation.
- § 8-7-304. Calling of meetings — Notice — Election of officers.
- § 8-7-305. Duty of members to attend meetings.
- § 8-7-306. Reimbursement for expenses.
- § 8-7-307. Office of executive director of the district attorneys general conference created — Purpose.
- § 8-7-308. Election of executive director — Terms — Removal — Vacancy — Salary.
- § 8-7-309. Functions of executive director.
- § 8-7-310. Duties of executive director.
- § 8-7-311. Appointment of budget officer, director and clerical personnel — Compensation — Practice of law prohibited — Employment of attorney.
- § 8-7-312. Office facilities.
- § 8-7-313. Executive director — Retirement.
- § 8-7-314. [Obsolete.]
- § 8-7-315. Budget submitted to general assembly.
- § 8-7-401. Employment of private counsel by crime victim — Participation as co-counsel in prosecution of crime.
- § 8-7-501. Attendance of district attorney general at grand jury.
- § 8-7-502. Jurisdiction over misconduct.
- § 8-7-503. Judge's instruction to grand jury.
- § 8-7-601. Short title.
- § 8-7-602. Fiscal officer.
- § 8-7-603. Disbursement of funds.
- § 8-7-604. Authorized use of funds.
- § 8-7-605. Use of funds to defray costs.
- § 8-7-606. Records — Audit.
- § 8-8-101. Prohibited from practice of law or serving as member of general assembly while sheriff.
- § 8-8-102. Qualifications for office — Affidavits — Training — Challenge to candidate's qualifications — Fraudulent challenge.
- § 8-8-103. Surety bond.
- § 8-8-104. Oath of office.
- § 8-8-105. Replacement of sureties.
- § 8-8-106. Temporary appointment by county legislative body.
- § 8-8-107. Vacancy in office — Temporary discharge of sheriff's duties.
- § 8-8-108. Deputies acting during vacancy — Appointment of persons to serve process — Legislative adoption of service of process alternatives.
- § 8-8-201. Duties of office.
- § 8-8-202. Advance fees on process from other counties.
- § 8-8-203. Payment of collections by collecting officers.
- § 8-8-204. Judgment on motion for failure to pay over.
- § 8-8-205. Acting as attorney or security prohibited — Attorney as deputy.
- § 8-8-206. Purchase at own sale prohibited.
- § 8-8-207. Disobedience of process.
- § 8-8-208. Service at residence of defendant.
- § 8-8-209. Return as to residence in another county.
- § 8-8-210. Bill of fees.
- § 8-8-211. Penalty for allowing prisoner to be taken from jail and put to death by violence.
- § 8-8-212. Special deputies — Exchange of law enforcement officers.
- § 8-8-213. Conservator of peace — Summoning posse.
- § 8-8-214. Delivery of papers and property to successor.
- § 8-8-215. Closing of unsettled business.
- § 8-8-216. Service of process or other paper by employee of party prohibited — Penalty.
- § 8-8-217. Service in violation of § 8-8-216 void.
- § 8-8-218. Retention of service weapon upon retirement or disability — Approval by legislative body of county.
- § 8-8-219. Patrol cars — Color schemes — Markings — Unmarked cars.
- § 8-8-220. Civil actions — Sheriff may appoint persons to serve process.
- § 8-8-221. Sheriffs to regulate incarcerations in county jails and to register persons acting as law enforcement officers.
- § 8-8-301. Liability for wrongs of deputies — Limitation.
- § 8-8-302. Suits against counties for wrongs of deputies.
- § 8-8-303. Waiver of governmental immunity — Special deputies.
- § 8-8-401. Short title.
- § 8-8-402. Local approval required.
- § 8-8-403. “Classified service” defined.
- § 8-8-404. Creation of civil service board.
- § 8-8-405. Terms of members.
- § 8-8-406. Qualifications of members.
- § 8-8-407. Compensation of board.
- § 8-8-408. Chair — Personnel officer as keeper of department records and secretary of board.
- § 8-8-409. Powers and duties of board.
- § 8-8-410. Preliminary or performance tests required — Exceptions.
- § 8-8-411. Classification plan.
- § 8-8-412. Creation of new positions — Abolition of old positions.
- § 8-8-413. Leaves of absence.
- § 8-8-414. Eligibility lists — Eligibility and promotion tests.
- § 8-8-415. Filling of vacancies — Probationary period.
- § 8-8-416. Transfer of positions.
- § 8-8-417. Procedural rules to be established — Power to gather evidence.
- § 8-8-418. Report of changes in status required — Suspensions authorized — Hearings.
- § 8-8-419. Political activity restricted.
- § 8-8-501. Disposition of unclaimed property.
- § 8-8-502. Notice to owner — Time for claiming property.
- § 8-8-503. Court order for disposition — Disposition of proceeds.
- § 8-8-504. Law supplemental — When property not returned.
- § 8-8-601. Inclusion in civil service system.
- § 8-8-602. Civil service status of correctional officers employed as of March 22, 1993.
- § 8-8-603. Position classification plan.
- § 8-8-604. Reports — Testing.
- § 8-8-605. Vacancies.
- § 8-8-606. Applicability.
- § 8-9-101. County coroner — Creation of office — Election and term of office — Medical examiners as coroners.
- § 8-9-102. Removal — Vacancies.
- § 8-9-103. Surety bond.
- § 8-9-104. Oath of office.
- § 8-9-105. Deputies.
- § 8-9-106. Process directed to coroner.
- § 8-10-101. Election of constables — Term of office — Reapportionment of districts — Abolition of office.
- § 8-10-102. Qualifications for office.
- § 8-10-103. Vacation of office by removal from district.
- § 8-10-104. Completion of in-service education required prior to exercise of law enforcement powers and authority.
- § 8-10-105. [Repealed.]
- § 8-10-106. Surety bond.
- § 8-10-107. Replacement of sureties.
- § 8-10-108. Oath of office.
- § 8-10-109. Common law power reserved in certain counties.
- § 8-10-110. [Obsolete.]
- § 8-10-111. Duties.
- § 8-10-112. Failure to perform duty.
- § 8-10-113. Acting for sheriff and coroner.
- § 8-10-114. Grand jury process.
- § 8-10-115. Fine for failure to serve process.
- § 8-10-116. Penalty for improper conduct of sales.
- § 8-10-117. Emergency deputation of special constable.
- § 8-10-118. Vacancy in office.
- § 8-10-119. Official uniform.
- § 8-10-120. Constable patrol cars.
- § 8-10-201. In-service education.
- § 8-10-202. Course time requirements.
- § 8-10-203. Range qualification.
- § 8-10-204. Requirements for taking office — Power of arrest.
- § 8-10-205. Notification of election or appointment.
- § 8-10-206. Applicability.
- § 8-11-101. Election — Term of office.
- § 8-11-102. Entry into office — Bond.
- § 8-11-103. Minimum amount of bond — Determination — Surety — Examination of sufficiency.
- § 8-11-104. Duties.
- § 8-11-105. Refusal to pay warrant or demand.
- § 8-11-106. Liability to judgment on motion.
- § 8-11-107. Receipts for costs filed.
- § 8-11-108. Forfeiture for defaults.
- § 8-11-109. Failure to pay balance on expiration of term.
- § 8-11-110. Compensation for handling funds.
- § 8-11-111. Vacancies.
- § 8-11-112. Confidentiality of certain financial records and other personal information acquired by county trustee.
- § 8-12-101. Election.
- § 8-12-102. Bond — Oath of office.
- § 8-12-103. Term of office — Location of records.
- § 8-12-104. Deputies.
- § 8-12-105. Duty to execute surveys.
- § 8-12-106. Oath of chain bearers — Plat.
- § 8-12-107. Compensation fixed by county legislative body.
- § 8-12-108. Compensation allowed by courts.
- § 8-12-109. Fees as costs.