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TN Code § 8-6-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department|Part 4 - Investigative Authority|§ 8-6-402. Investigative Demands for Production of Documents and Testimony

  For these purposes, the attorney general and reporter is empowered to issue civil investigative demands to require the attendance of witnesses or the submission of documents, or both, at specified times and places, to give testimony in the case or matter therein stated. The demand shall mention the parties to the inquiry and the party at whose instance the witness is called, and, if necessary, require the witness also to bring any books, documents, or other writings, records or tangible objects under the witness' control, which may be pertinent to the inquiry.   No witness called to testify or to produce records, books, documents, writings or other tangible objects under §§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-406 shall be required to testify in any county other than the witness' county of residence or the county where the records or tangible objects are found under the witness' control.
TN Code § 8-6-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department|Part 4 - Investigative Authority|§ 8-6-403. Service of Investigative Demand

 Service of such civil investigative demand shall be had by a designated representative of the attorney general and reporter handing a copy of the demand to such witness or, if the witness cannot be found, then by leaving a copy of the demand at the residence or usual place of business of the witness. Such process shall run throughout the state, but shall not require any witness to testify in any county other than the witness' county of residence or the county where records or tangible objects demanded are found under the witness' control.
TN Code § 8-6-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department|Part 4 - Investigative Authority|§ 8-6-404. Failure to Comply With Investigative Demand

 Failure of any witness to comply with the terms of a civil investigative demand shall be certified to the chancery court of the judicial district in which the witness resides, and such chancery court shall exercise the authority granted it by law in the treating of contempt of court matters, including, but not limited to, those powers granted in §§ 29-9-103 — 29-9-105; all to the end that the witness shall be compelled to appear to give testimony at the time and place specified by the chancery court.
TN Code § 8-6-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department|Part 4 - Investigative Authority|§ 8-6-405. Penalty for Failure to Testify When Served With Investigative Demand

 Any witness who appears as directed by the civil investigative demand, but upon appearance refuses to testify on matters not privileged by law, shall be punished as prescribed in § 8-6-404.
TN Code § 8-6-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department|Part 4 - Investigative Authority|§ 8-6-406. Witness Fees and Mileage on Investigative Demands

 Any witness served with a civil investigative demand shall be paid fees and mileage on the same basis as authorized to be paid witnesses in the courts of this state.
TN Code § 8-6-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department|Part 4 - Investigative Authority|§ 8-6-407. Confidentiality of Writings, Records or Tangible Objects Obtained by Attorney General

 All testimony, books, documents, or other writings, records or tangible objects obtained by the attorney general and reporter pursuant to §§ 8-6-401 and 8-6-402 shall be confidential and shall not be publicly divulged by the office of the attorney general and reporter except in the discharge of the duties of the office or in legal proceedings in which the state is a party.
TN Code § 8-6-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department|Part 4 - Investigative Authority|§ 8-6-408. Authority of Attorney General Investigator to Act as District Attorney Criminal Investigator

  Upon consent of the district attorney general, the attorney general and reporter may designate any full-time salaried attorney general investigator who meets the qualifications of § 38-8-106 and the training requirements of § 38-8-107(a), to act with the same authority as a district attorney criminal investigator when on active duty in connection with criminal matters for which the attorney general and reporter has jurisdiction as provided by law.   Any investigator so designated shall, while on such active duty in the affected jurisdiction, have the same authority as is provided by law for any full-time criminal investigator employed by the district attorney general.   The authority conferred by this section shall be in addition to any authority otherwise conferred by law upon the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 8-7-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-101. Districts

 Each judicial district shall constitute a district attorney general's district.   Code 1858, § 124 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 28, § 1); Shan., § 220; mod. Code 1932, § 160; Acts 1963, ch. 334, § 1; 1965, ch. 301, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-701; Acts 1984, ch. 931, § 16.
TN Code § 8-7-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-102. Election

 The district attorneys general for the judicial districts are elected by the qualified voters of the districts respectively.   Code 1858, § 317 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 28, § 1); Shan., § 393; Code 1932, § 643; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-702.
TN Code § 8-7-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-103. Duties

 Each district attorney general:   Shall prosecute in the courts of the district all violations of the state criminal statutes and perform all prosecutorial functions attendant thereto, including prosecuting cases in a municipal court where the municipality provides sufficient personnel to the district attorney general for that purpose;   Shall prosecute in the federal court all criminal cases removed from a state court in the district to any inferior court;   May cooperate and assist, upon the request or direction of the attorney general and reporter, in the bringing, prosecution, defense, preparation, and trial of all cases in the circuit and chancery courts in which the attorney general and reporter is required to appear for the protection of the state or the public interest;   Shall give an opinion, without charge, whenever called upon by any county officer in the district, upon a question of criminal law relating to the duties of the county officer's office;   Shall submit to the office of executive director for the district attorneys general conference within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, a written report specifying:  Each source from which funds were received by the office of the district attorney general during the fiscal year;   The amount of funds received from each source; and   The disposition of such funds;     Shall have discretion in the performance of duties and responsibilities in the allocation of resources available to such district attorney general, any other law notwithstanding; and   Shall have authority to delegate the foregoing duties and responsibilities to an assistant district attorney general.    Code 1858, § 3961 (deriv. Acts 1823, ch. 13, § 2; 1829, ch. 43, § 1; 1833, ch. 43, § 1; 1835-1836, ch. 15, § 21; 1835-1836, ch. 28, §§ 1, 3; 1839-1840, ch. 160, § 5; 1841-1842, ch. 59, §§ 2, 3; 1841-1842, ch. 129, §§ 1, 4; 1841-1842, ch. 147, § 2; 1843-1844, ch. 103, §§ 2, 4; 1843-1844, ch. 215, § 3; 1847-1848, ch. 129, § 1; 1849-1850, ch. 247, § 3; 1851-1852, ch. 167, §§ 1, 2; 1853-1854, ch. 115, § 2); impl. am. Acts 1875, ch. 91; Acts 1899, ch. 271, §§ 1, 2; Shan., § 5768; mod. Code 1932, § 9966; modified; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 50; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 10, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 22; Acts 1979, ch. 226, § 23; 1979, ch. 318, § 23; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-702; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; Acts 1988, ch. 913, § 1; 1990, ch. 974, § 4; 1996, ch. 996, § 2; 1998, ch. 1080, § 3.
TN Code § 8-7-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-104. Practice of Law Prohibited

 District attorneys general are prohibited from engaging in the practice of law.
TN Code § 8-7-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-105. Salary

  On July 1, 1990, the salary for district attorneys general shall be sixty-eight thousand dollars ($68,000) per annum. On July 1, 1991, the base salary for district attorneys general shall be seventy-four thousand one hundred dollars ($74,100) per annum. On September 1, 2006, the salary for district attorneys general shall be one hundred twenty-four thousand nine hundred dollars ($124,900). On March 1, 2018, the base salary for district attorneys general shall be one hundred fifty-six thousand twenty-four dollars ($156,024) and shall be adjusted on July 1 to reflect the average percentage pay increase provided for state employees by the general appropriations act.   On September 1, 2006, and on July 1 for each subsequent year, the base salary fixed in subsection (a) shall be adjusted to reflect the average percentage pay increase provided for state employees by the general appropriations act.   For the sole purpose of calculating the salaries payable to assistant district attorneys general under § 8-7-201, the annual compensation of a district attorney general shall be as follows:  For full-time assistant district attorneys general through the end of the final fiscal year in which they are eligible for step increases, the salary provided by law for district attorneys general for the 1982-1983 fiscal year;   Effective July 1, 1990, for full-time assistant district attorneys general no longer eligible for step increases, a base salary equal to the salary provided by law for district attorneys general for the 1989-1990 fiscal year, adjusted on July 1, 1990, by the percentage set out in subsection (b); and   Effective July 1, 1991, for full-time assistant district attorneys general no longer eligible for step increases, but having less than twelve (12) years of credited service as an assistant district attorney general or district attorney general in this state, a base salary equal to the salary provided by law for district attorneys general for the 1989-1990 fiscal year, adjusted as set out in subdivision (c)(2), and further adjusted on July 1, 1991, and on each succeeding July 1, by the percentage set out in subsection (b).     For purposes of this chapter, in computing annual salary increases that are tied to salary increases appropriated to state employees, it is the intention of the general assembly that the increases are to be based solely on the specific percentage increase granted by the general appropriations act to all general state employees. Adjustments to annual salary increases as provided for in this chapter that are tied to salary increases of state employees are not to be adjusted on the basis of any class compensation efforts, class compression efforts, or any other method of salary adjustments.
TN Code § 8-7-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-107. Filling of Vacancy

 A vacancy in the office of district attorney general shall be filled by the voters of the district at the next biennial election more than thirty (30) days after the happening of the vacancy. The election shall be ordered by the governor by issuing proper writs of election to the county election commissions throughout the district, notice being given for one (1) month by publication in one (1) or more newspapers in the district. In the meantime, the governor shall appoint a suitable person to fill the office temporarily until the election takes place.   Code 1858, §§ 318, 319 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 32, §§ 6, 7); impl. am. Acts 1907, ch. 436; Shan., §§ 394, 395; Code 1932, §§ 644, 645; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-707.
TN Code § 8-7-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-109. Sex Crime Prosecution Units — Support Personnel — Training

   There is hereby created a sex crime prosecution unit, the duties of which shall include, but not be limited to, child sexual abuse cases, which unit shall include two (2) assistant district attorneys general, and one (1) secretary-file clerk.   It is the intent of the general assembly, in the enactment of Acts 1985, ch. 478, to encourage the establishment of a sex crime prosecution unit, the duties of which shall include, but not be limited to, child sexual abuse cases, in the office of the district attorney general for the twentieth judicial district as a pilot project, and subsequently, in 1986, to establish the necessary number of units throughout the state.     There are hereby created two (2) additional assistant district attorney general positions for the twentieth judicial district, who shall be appointed by the district attorney general for the twentieth judicial district, shall serve at the pleasure of such official, and shall perform such duties as are assigned to them by the district attorney general. The assistant district attorneys general herein authorized shall be licensed attorneys and residents of the judicial district. The compensation for the assistant district attorneys general shall be as provided by law for assistant district attorneys general.   There is hereby created an additional secretary-file clerk position for the twentieth judicial district who shall be appointed by the district attorney general for the twentieth judicial district, shall serve at the pleasure of such official, and shall perform such duties as are assigned to such secretary-file clerk by the district attorney general. The secretary-file clerk shall furnish the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives with quarterly reports containing statistical data required by the speakers, and other information deemed appropriate by the district attorney general pertaining to reports, investigations and prosecution of the sex crimes prosecution unit. The compensation for the secretary-file clerk shall be as provided by law for secretary-file clerk.   The district attorney general for the twentieth judicial district shall authorize and direct the assistant district attorneys of the child sex crime prosecution unit of the twentieth judicial district to receive training at seminars conducted by appropriate agencies and associations within the United States, upon approval by the executive director of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference, in the investigation and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases. The Tennessee district attorneys general conference shall fund such attendance within existing state guidelines.
TN Code § 8-7-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-111. Special Personnel for Expedition of Post-Conviction Proceedings in Capital Cases

 The district attorney general is authorized to employ, reassign, or contract with individuals utilizing special funds appropriated solely for the purpose of providing prompt and fair adjudication of post-conviction proceedings in capital sentence cases, including authority to assign the additional personnel the duties of personnel reassigned to the post-conviction cases. In no event shall the employment, contract, or expenditures under this authority extend beyond a two-year period.
TN Code § 8-7-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-7-112. Authorization to Prosecute County Ordinance Violations

 District attorneys general with responsibility for prosecuting offenses in counties with populations of less than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and with a charter form of government pursuant to title 5, chapter 1, part 2, also are authorized to contract or enter into an agreement with such counties for the prosecution of violations of the ordinances of such counties.
TN Code § 8-7-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 2 - Criminal Investigators and Assistant District Attorneys General—compensation|§ 8-7-202. Traveling Expenses of Assistant District Attorneys General and Criminal Investigators

  The several assistant district attorneys general and/or criminal investigators in all districts shall be reimbursed from funds appropriated to the office of the district attorney general in the district in which they are employed for the necessary traveling expenses incurred while upon official business as prescribed under the comprehensive travel regulations for employees of the state; provided, that reimbursement to such officials for necessary traveling expenses incurred while on official business within the county of their residence shall be limited to reimbursement of mileage expense; and provided further, that any subsequent changes in the amounts or types of reimbursable expenses as prescribed under the comprehensive travel regulations then shall apply automatically, and without further action, to the several assistant district attorneys general and/or criminal investigators at such times as changes become effective as to employees of the state.   All expense accounts submitted by any assistant district attorney general or criminal investigator shall be submitted upon forms provided and prescribed by the judicial cost accountant. In addition thereto, such expense accounts shall be submitted during the month following the month in which the expense was incurred, and all such expense accounts must be verified by such assistant or criminal investigator and the same shall likewise be first approved by the district attorney general of the judicial district. If any person fails to comply with this section, this expense account shall be disallowed and the same shall not be paid.
TN Code § 8-7-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 2 - Criminal Investigators and Assistant District Attorneys General—compensation|§ 8-7-203. Calculation of Mileage for Assistant District Attorneys General and Criminal Investigators

 Traveling expenses under this part shall be calculated on the basis of a maximum of seven cents (7¢) per mile each way necessarily traveled on official business.
TN Code § 8-7-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 2 - Criminal Investigators and Assistant District Attorneys General—compensation|§ 8-7-204. Reimbursement of Assistant District Attorneys General and Criminal Investigators

 Any person seeking reimbursement for official expenses under this part shall file with the commissioner of finance and administration, or other official with whom the commissioner's duties may be placed by law, a sworn itemized statement for the amounts necessarily expended by such person in the discharge of such official duties, as granted in this part, and upon the receipt of such verified statement, such commissioner shall issue a warrant in the reimbursement of such expenses, payable out of the state treasury.
TN Code § 8-7-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 2 - Criminal Investigators and Assistant District Attorneys General—compensation|§ 8-7-205. County Payments to Assistant District Attorneys General and Criminal Investigators Unaffected

 This part shall not affect any salaries and compensation paid by any county to the several assistant district attorneys general and/or criminal investigators, nor any laws authorizing such salaries and compensation.
TN Code § 8-7-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General|Part 2 - Criminal Investigators and Assistant District Attorneys General—compensation|§ 8-7-206. Victim-Witness Coordinator

  There is created in each judicial district the position of victim-witness coordinator to be appointed by the district attorney general. The duties of the victim-witness coordinator shall include:  After the return of an indictment or presentment, advising victims of their rights under title 40, chapter 38, part 1;   After the return of an indictment or presentment, keeping victims and witnesses informed of court dates and actions affecting their cases, including evidentiary hearings, trial dates, and sentencing hearings as provided for in § 40-38-111;   After the return of an indictment or presentment, assisting victims and witnesses to better understand the way the criminal justice system works, including the procedure and basis for continuances of cases and the procedure involved in the plea bargaining process;   After the return of an indictment or presentment, assisting victims to become more involved in the processes which affect the perpetrator of the crime, such as the plea bargaining process, including presentence reports and the sentencing hearing itself;   Assisting in obtaining restitution to victims of crime directly from the perpetrator of the crime when possible; and   Assisting eligible victims in obtaining benefits from the criminal injuries compensation program.     There are created, in ten (10) judicial districts to be designated by the executive director of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference, the positions of assistant victim-witness coordinator.