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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 3 - DISABILITY OF COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY - ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-301 — 8-4-304) › Section 8-4-304 - Powers and duties of assistant comptroller of the treasury

Such person appointed or elected as assistant comptroller of the treasury shall possess all the qualifications required of the comptroller of the treasury and shall file such bond as is required to be filed by the comptroller of the treasury under the statutes, and shall take the oath of office prescribed by statute for the comptroller of the treasury, and shall serve only during the continuance of the emergency as determined by the governor and shall be paid such compensation as the governor may fix, but in no event shall the compensation so fixed exceed that prescribed by law for the duly elected comptroller of the treasury.
Acts 1949, ch. 119, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 213.2 (Williams, § 192.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-415; T.C.A., § 8-423.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 8-4-401 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Advocacy for Honest and Appropriate Government Spending Act."
Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 8-4-402 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Community grant" means federal funds made available to the state of Tennessee for administration and distribution pursuant to any of the following programs:
(A)
The maternal and child health block grant program;
(B)
The preventative health and services block grant program;
(C)
The alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health block grant program;
(D)
The social services block grant program;
(E)
The community services block grant program; or
(F)
The low income energy assistance program;
(2)
"Community grant agency" means any private corporation that contracts with a state agency to receive one (1) or more community grants in consideration for rendering specified services to the public;
(3)
"Hotline" means a method or system created or established to accept any telephonic or electronic form of communication that is communicated to the office of the comptroller of the treasury, for the purposes of providing governmental employees and citizens of Tennessee a means to report or provide information relating to alleged fraud, abuse, or wrongdoing;
(4)
"Local agency" means any county, municipality, branch or agency of a county or municipality, public utility, utility district, entity created pursuant to any interlocal agreement, or any other political subdivision thereof; and
(5)
"State agency" means each state board, commission, committee, department, office, or any other unit of state government.
Acts 1985, ch. 186, § 1; T.C.A. §
8-4-401
; Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2; 2010, ch. 784, § 1; 2012, ch. 548, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 8-4-403 - Toll-free telephonic and web-based hotline

The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall establish, maintain, and publicize a toll-free telephonic and web-based hotline for the purpose of receiving allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse of public funds.
Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2; 2012, ch. 548, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 8-4-404 - Display of sign concerning toll-free hotline

(a)
Throughout the period in which a state agency or community grant agency receives public funds, the entity shall display in a prominent place, a sign at least eleven inches (11") in height and seventeen inches (17") in width stating:
NOTICE:
THIS AGENCY IS A RECIPIENT OF TAXPAYER FUNDING. IF YOU OBSERVE AN AGENCY DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITY WHICH YOU CONSIDER TO BE ILLEGAL, IMPROPER, OR WASTEFUL, PLEASE CALL THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S TOLL-FREE HOTLINE:
1-800-232-5454
(b)
No state agency or community grant agency shall edit the written text of such notice.
Acts 1985, ch. 186, § 2; T.C.A. §
8-4-402
; Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2; 2010 , ch. 784, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 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

Through press releases, public service announcements, or other appropriate public information activities, the office of the comptroller of the treasury shall attempt to educate both private citizens and public employees of the availability of a mechanism to report, and the responsibilities of the office of the comptroller of the treasury to review, allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse of public funds.
Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 8-4-406 - Review and record of notifications - Investigations - Reports

(a)
The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall review all notifications received through the hotline pursuant to this part and shall maintain a record of each meritorious notification involving an activity related to state agency or community grant supported services. The information received through the notifications shall be investigated by the office of the comptroller of the treasury or may be referred by the office of the comptroller of the treasury to the appropriate program or investigative agency.
(b)
Upon receiving the information relating to a notification, a state agency, local agency or community grant agency shall undertake adequate and appropriate measures to investigate and remedy any illegal, improper, or wasteful activity noted in the information. The state agency, local agency or community grant agency shall submit a written report to the office of the comptroller of the treasury, outlining the findings of the investigating entity's investigation, as well as any remedial action undertaken. A copy of the report shall be retained by the state agency, local agency or community grant agency, and if involving a community grant agency, the report shall be appropriately considered prior to the state entering into any other contractual relationship with the community grant agency. The detailed information received and generated shall be considered confidential in the same manner as if such investigation has been conducted by the office of the comptroller of the treasury pursuant to §
8-4-407
.
Acts 1985, ch. 186, § 3; T.C.A. §
8-4-403
; Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2; 2010 , ch. 784, § 3; 2012 , ch. 548, §§ 3, 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 8-4-407 - Confidentiality of information - Annual summary of notifications

(a)
The detailed information received and generated pursuant to this part shall be considered confidential working papers of the comptroller of the treasury and is therefore not an open record pursuant to title 10, chapter 7.
(b)
Each year the office of the comptroller of the treasury shall include within the annual report required by §
8-4-110
, a summary of the notifications received during the year pursuant to this part. The summary shall indicate the number of notifications, the general nature of the activities reported, the state agencies and community grant agencies affected, and, if appropriate, any remedial action taken or proposed, including the total amount of public funds recovered, and any criminal or civil actions initiated or completed as a result of an allegation received by the office of the comptroller of the treasury under this part.
Acts 1985, ch. 186, § 4; T.C.A. §
8-4-404
; Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2; 2012 , ch. 548, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 8-4-408 - Procurement and distribution of hotline signs

The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall procure uniform signs, printed in accordance with §
8-4-404
, which shall be available, upon request, for distribution without cost to each state agency and community grant agency.
Acts 1985, ch. 186, § 6; T.C.A. §
8-4-406
; Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 4 - ADVOCACY FOR HONEST AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ACT (§§ 8-4-401 — 8-4-409) › Section 8-4-409 - Providing false information - Good faith allegation - Application to state agencies and local government employees - Retaliation

(a)
Any person who knowingly provides false information pursuant to this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b)
Any person making an allegation in good faith pursuant to this part is immune from civil or criminal liability for making the allegation, even if the allegation proves to be false.
(c)
Section
8-50-116
shall apply to all state agency and local government employees. In addition, no government employee shall suffer any of the prohibited retaliatory actions specified in §
8-50-116
for reporting to, or cooperating with, the office of the comptroller of the treasury or other investigating entity. Any person who knowingly and willingly retaliates or takes adverse action of any kind against any person for reporting alleged wrongdoing pursuant to this part, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1985, ch. 186, §§ 7, 8; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; T.C.A. §
8-4-407
; Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 5 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTANCES OF FRAUD REPORTING ACT (§§ 8-4-501 — 8-4-505) › Section 8-4-501 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Government Instances of Fraud Reporting Act."
Acts 2007, ch. 206, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 5 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTANCES OF FRAUD REPORTING ACT (§§ 8-4-501 — 8-4-505) › Section 8-4-502 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Public entity" means any branch or agency of a county, municipality, public utility, utility district, entity created pursuant to any interlocal agreement, or any other political subdivision thereof;
(2)
"Public official" means a person elected or appointed to any office of a public entity;
(3)
"Reasonable amount of time" means any amount of time that is reasonable under the particular circumstances, but shall not under any circumstances exceed five (5) working days; and
(4)
"Unlawful conduct" means theft, forgery, credit or debit card fraud, or any other act of unlawful taking, waste, or abuse of, or official misconduct, as defined in §
39-16-402
, involving public money, property, or services.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540, s 1, eff. 3/5/2018.
Acts 2007 , ch. 206, § 3; 2010 , ch. 784, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 5 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTANCES OF FRAUD REPORTING ACT (§§ 8-4-501 — 8-4-505) › Section 8-4-503 - Reporting unlawful conduct - Method of making report

(a)
A public official with knowledge based upon available information that reasonably causes the public official to believe that unlawful conduct has occurred shall report the information in a reasonable amount of time to the office of the comptroller of the treasury.
(b)
A certified public accountant or firm conducting an audit, investigation, or other engagement under a contract with the comptroller of the treasury, or with a public entity that requires approval by the comptroller of the treasury, shall promptly report any reasonable suspicion of unlawful conduct to the office of the comptroller of the treasury.
(c)
The comptroller of the treasury may prescribe the method of making the report.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540,s 2, eff. 3/5/2018.
Acts 2007, ch. 206, § 4; 2010, ch. 784, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 5 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTANCES OF FRAUD REPORTING ACT (§§ 8-4-501 — 8-4-505) › Section 8-4-504 - Good faith immunity

(a)
If acting in good faith, a public official, or a certified public accountant or firm, makes a report, as required by §
8-4-503
, the person or firm shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action that is based solely upon:
(1)
The person's or firm's decision to report what the person or firm believed to be unlawful conduct;
(2)
The person's or firm's belief that reporting the unlawful conduct was required by law or by contract; or
(3)
The fact that a report of unlawful conduct was made.
(b)
No immunity conferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall attach if the person or firm reporting the unlawful conduct:
(1)
Participated in or benefited from the unlawful conduct; or
(2)
Knowingly provides false information pursuant to this part.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540, s 3, eff. 3/5/2018.
Acts 2007 , ch. 206, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 5 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTANCES OF FRAUD REPORTING ACT (§§ 8-4-501 — 8-4-505) › Section 8-4-505 - Confidentiality

The detailed information received and generated pursuant to this part shall be considered confidential working papers of the comptroller of the treasury and is therefore not an open record pursuant to title 10, chapter 7.
Acts 2007, ch. 206, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 6 - OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS COUNSEL (§§ 8-4-601 — 8-4-604) › Section 8-4-601 - Creation

(a)
There is created the office of open records counsel to answer questions and provide information to public officials and the public regarding public records. The role of the office shall also include collecting data on open meetings law inquiries and problems and providing educational outreach on the open records laws, compiled in title 10, chapter 7, and the open meetings laws, compiled in chapter 44 of this title.
(b)
The office of open records counsel shall answer questions and issue informal advisory opinions as expeditiously as possible to any person, including local government officials, members of the public and the media. State officials shall continue to consult with the office of the attorney general and reporter for such opinions. Any opinion issued by the office of open records counsel shall be posted on the office's web site.
(c)
The office of open records counsel is authorized to informally mediate and assist with the resolution of issues concerning the open records laws, compiled in title 10, chapter 7.
Acts 2008, ch. 1179, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 6 - OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS COUNSEL (§§ 8-4-601 — 8-4-604) › Section 8-4-602 - Advisory committee - Membership

(a)
There is created an advisory committee on open government to provide guidance and advice for the office of open records counsel.
(b)
(1)
The advisory committee shall consist of fourteen (14) members to be appointed for a term of four (4) years; provided, that the five (5) members listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(E) shall be appointed for an initial term of four (4) years and the five (5) members listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(F)-(J) shall be appointed for an initial term of two (2) years. The members listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(K), (L), (M) and (N) shall be appointed for an initial term of four (4) years. The advisory committee shall be made up of one (1) member from each of the following groups who will be appointed by the comptroller of the treasury from a list of three (3) nominees submitted from each group:
(A)
One (1) member from the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government;
(B)
One (1) member from the Tennessee Press Association;
(C)
One (1) member from the Tennessee Municipal League;
(D)
One (1) member from either the Tennessee County Services Association or the County Officials Association of Tennessee;
(E)
One (1) member from the Tennessee School Boards Association;
(F)
One (1) member from Common Cause;
(G)
One (1) member from the League of Women Voters;
(H)
One (1) member from public hospitals submitted by the Tennessee Hospital Association;
(I)
One (1) member from the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters;
(J)
One (1) member representing the board of regents or the University of Tennessee;
(K)
One (1) member from the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police;
(L)
One (1) member from the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association;
(M)
One (1) member from the Society of Professional Journalists; and
(N)
One (1) member from the American Association of Retired People.
(2)
The advisory committee shall also consist of the chair of the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives and the attorney general and reporter or the attorney general and reporter's designee.
(c)
The nonlegislative members shall not receive compensation for serving on the committee but shall be reimbursed for attendance at meetings in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 65, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2008, ch. 1179, § 6; 2010, ch. 1148, §§ 1 - 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 6 - OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS COUNSEL (§§ 8-4-601 — 8-4-604) › Section 8-4-603 - Open meetings laws - Review of proposed legislation - Report

(a)
(1)
The advisory committee shall, with the guidance of the office of open records counsel, hold meetings to review and provide written comments, if requested, on any proposed legislation regarding the open meetings laws, compiled in chapter 44 of this title, and the open records laws, compiled in title 10, chapter 7.
(2)
(A)
The advisory committee shall select two (2) co-chairs from among its membership.
(B)
One (1) co-chair selected under subdivision (a)(2)(A) shall represent the interests of advisory committee members appointed under §
8-4-602(b)(1)(C)-(E), (H), and (J)
-(L); and one (1) co-chair selected shall represent the interests of members appointed under §
8-4-602(b)(1)(A), (B), (F), (G), (I), (M), and (N)
.
(C)
(i)
The advisory committee shall meet at least once during each calendar year, with the date for such meeting to be set by joint agreement of the co-chairs.
(ii)
The co-chairs of the committee:
(a)
May, by joint agreement, call additional meetings at any time; and
(b)
Shall, upon the request of a majority of the members, call additional meetings.
(3)
All meetings of the advisory committee shall be open to the public, pursuant to §
8-44-102
.
(b)
(1)
The office of open records counsel and the advisory committee shall separately provide a detailed report of their activities to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chair of the state and local government committee of the senate, the chair of the local government committee of the house of representatives, and the chair of the state government committee of the house of representatives by March 1 of each year.
(2)
The advisory committee shall provide reports on open records and open meetings laws and issues as requested by the governor or any committee of the general assembly.
(c)
Any written comments or reports provided by the advisory committee shall require unanimous consent of the co-chairs.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 897, s 1, eff. 5/3/2018.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1179, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 7 - SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE (§§ 8-4-701 — 8-4-707) › Section 8-4-701 - "Small business" defined

For purposes of this part, "small business" means a business entity, including its affiliates, that employs fifty (50) or fewer full-time employees.
Acts 2010, ch. 1129, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 7 - SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE (§§ 8-4-701 — 8-4-707) › Section 8-4-702 - Advocate within the office of the comptroller of the treasury - Authority - Choice of advocate

(a)
There shall be a small business advocate within the office of the comptroller of the treasury to answer questions and provide information to residents of this state who are starting a small business or who already own a small business.
(b)
The small business advocate is authorized to informally mediate and assist with the resolution of issues concerning small business owners and state departments and agencies.
(c)
The small business advocate shall be chosen by the comptroller of the treasury from existing personnel within the comptroller's office and the comptroller shall implement this part without using additional resources.
Acts 2010, ch. 1129, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 7 - SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE (§§ 8-4-701 — 8-4-707) › Section 8-4-703 - Contact person within each department and agency with regulatory authority

(a)
Each department and agency in state government that has any regulatory authority over business activity shall appoint a person from existing executive service personnel who shall serve as a contact person for the small business advocate when the advocate has an issue or question concerning the department or agency. The contact person is responsible for communicating with the small business advocate when problems or issues from small business owners arise in the person's department or agency. The contact person shall notify the small business advocate when the issue or problem is resolved.
(b)
The department or agency shall notify the small business advocate who the contact person is within sixty (60) days of July 1, 2010. At any time a department or agency changes the contact person, the department or agency shall notify the small business advocate within seven (7) business days of the change.
Acts 2010, ch. 1129, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 7 - SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE (§§ 8-4-701 — 8-4-707) › Section 8-4-704 - Duties of advocate

The small business advocate shall:
(1)
Work with each state agency and department with regulatory authority over businesses to ensure that small business owners who receive or are subject to an audit, on-site inspection, compliance assistance effort, or other enforcement-related communication or contact by agency or department personnel are provided with a means to communicate or comment on the enforcement activity conducted by such personnel;
(2)
Establish means to receive comments from small business owners regarding actions by agency or department employees conducting compliance or enforcement activities;
(3)
Establish means to refer comments from small business owners received pursuant to subdivision (2) to the contact person of the affected agency or department in the appropriate circumstances and to maintain the confidentiality of the identity of the person making such comments; and
(4)
Rate agencies on the extent to which they notify small business owners about the existence of the small business advocate.
Acts 2010, ch. 1129, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 7 - SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE (§§ 8-4-701 — 8-4-707) › Section 8-4-705 - Annual report to general assembly on enforcement activities

The small business advocate shall report annually to the commerce and labor committee of the senate and the commerce committee of the house of representatives regarding evaluating the enforcement activities of department and agency personnel, including a rating of the responsiveness to small business owners' concerns.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345,s 13, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 12, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2010, ch. 1129, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 7 - SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE (§§ 8-4-701 — 8-4-707) › Section 8-4-706 - Annual report on advocate's activities, findings and recommendations

The small business advocate shall annually prepare a report on the advocate's activities, findings and recommendations to the governor, members of the general assembly and to the heads of affected state departments and agencies. Prior to publishing the report, the small business advocate shall provide any affected department or agency with an opportunity to comment on draft reports and include the department's or agency's comments in the final version of the report.
Acts 2010, ch. 1129, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 4 - COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-4-707) › Part 7 - SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE (§§ 8-4-701 — 8-4-707) › Section 8-4-707 - Publication of contact information

The contact information for the small business advocate shall be published on the comptroller of the treasury's web site. The web site shall also include the names of all contact persons for each state department and agency as provided in §
8-4-703
.
Acts 2010 , ch. 1129, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-101 - Election - Term of office

There shall be a state treasurer, who shall be elected by the joint vote of both houses of the general assembly, and shall hold office for the term of two (2) years, and until a successor is elected and qualified.
Code 1858, §§ 222, 812 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, §§ 1, 13); Shan., §§ 270, 1136; Code 1932, §§ 214, 1903; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-501.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-102 - Audit of incumbent's accounts

Previous to the convening of each biennial general assembly, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives may call upon the comptroller of the treasury to submit and review with them a current audit of the office of the treasurer. The speakers may appoint a committee of the general assembly for the purpose of such review.
Code 1858, § 223 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 93); Shan., § 271; Code 1932, § 215; Acts 1977, ch. 4, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-502.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-104 - Oath of office

The state treasurer shall take an oath before a judge of the supreme, appeals, or circuit court, or a chancellor, to support the Constitutions of Tennessee and of the United States, and faithfully to execute the duties of the office.
Code 1858, § 226 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 1); Shan., § 274; Code 1932, § 218; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-504.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-105 - Office - Duties

The state treasurer shall keep office in the room assigned to the state treasurer in the capitol, and shall perform all the duties appertaining thereto by law, or which may be required of the state treasurer by resolution of the general assembly.
Code 1858, § 228 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 2); Shan., § 276; Code 1932, § 220; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-505.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-106 - Accounts of receipts and disbursements

The state treasurer shall keep in a book or books, under distinct heads, true, faithful, and just accounts of all the money received from time to time by virtue of such office, and also of all such sums of money as the state treasurer shall pay out of the treasury on warrants received.
Code 1858, § 237 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 5); Shan., § 289; Code 1932, § 245; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-506.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-107 - General ledger

The state treasurer shall keep a general ledger of accounts, into which the state treasurer shall post all of the receipts and disbursements of the office, arranging the receipts and disbursements under the appropriate accounts. The state treasurer shall open in the ledger a general account of receipts and disbursements, which shall be reconciled currently with the general ledger maintained by the commissioner of finance and administration, in the accounts section, as of the last day of each month of the fiscal year.
Code 1858, § 238 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 12); Shan., § 290; Code 1932, § 246; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 246; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; Acts 1975, ch. 138, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-507.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-108 - Accounts with banks

The state treasurer shall keep accounts in the books of the office with the individual banks in which the public revenue or money is deposited, with such balances being reconciled to the individual bank statement balances on a monthly basis, showing the amount in the bank to the credit of the state at the end of each month.
Code 1858, § 239 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 12); Shan., § 291; Code 1932, § 247; Acts 1975, ch. 138, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-508.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-109 - General account

The state treasurer shall, moreover, keep a general account, which shall be reconciled to balances maintained by the commissioner of finance and administration, in the accounts section, and with the individual banks in which the public revenue or money is deposited on a monthly basis, showing the balance in the treasury at the end of each month.
Code 1858, § 240 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 12); Shan., § 292; Code 1932, § 248; Acts 1975, ch. 138, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-509.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-110 - Custodian of collateral

(a)
The state treasurer is designated as the custodian of all negotiable instruments deposited as collateral with the state or any department thereof, and shall be exclusively responsible for their safekeeping.
(b)
It is the duty of each department head or other person in the state government, having in possession collateral of the type above mentioned, to turn the same over to the state treasurer and to receive from the state treasurer an itemized receipt therefor. As additional collateral shall come into the hands of the department head or other person, the same procedure shall be followed.
(c)
Such collateral submitted to the state treasurer in the form of securities shall be fully registered as to principal and interest in such manner as to identify the state and the appropriate agency or department as holder of such collateral and to also identify the individual or concern placing such collateral.
(d)
The state treasurer shall make an annual report to the department head of collateral held on behalf of such department.
(e)
The official bond of the state treasurer shall be security for any losses resulting under this section.
Acts 1941, ch. 157, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 252.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-510; Acts 1980, ch. 447, § 1; 1985, ch. 118, § 1; 1990, ch. 702, § 1; 1997, ch. 217, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-111 - Biennial statement

The state treasurer shall exhibit to the governor, at least ten (10) days before the meeting of the general assembly, an exact statement of the balance in the state treasury to the credit of the state, with a summary of the receipts and payments of the state treasury during the two (2) preceding years.
Code 1858, § 242 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 9); Acts 1873, ch. 2, § 2; Shan., § 293a; Code 1932, § 250; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-512.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-112) › Section 8-5-112 - Misappropriation of funds

If the state treasurer diverts, misapplies, or fails to pay over any money paid, or which by law is required to be paid, into the state treasury, contrary to law, the state treasurer shall forfeit the office and be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit whatsoever in this state. The state treasurer shall, moreover, be liable to pay double the value of any sum so misapplied, to be recovered, for the use of the state, by motion of the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller of the treasury's attorney, in any court of record in the state.
Code 1858, § 244 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 7); Shan., § 294; Code 1932, § 251; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-513.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 2 - DISABILITY OF STATE TREASURER-ADDITIONAL STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-201 — 8-5-203) › Section 8-5-201 - Vacancy in office

Whenever the office of state treasurer becomes vacant, by death, resignation, or otherwise, during the recess of the general assembly, the governor shall immediately fill it by appointing some person qualified to discharge its duties. The person appointed shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, enter into bond, with such sureties as shall be approved by the governor, in the penalty of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and shall take the same oath, perform all the duties, be liable to the same penalties and receive the same compensation as the state treasurer appointed by the general assembly.
Code 1858, § 227 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 27, § 8); Shan., § 275; Code 1932, § 219; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-514.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 2 - DISABILITY OF STATE TREASURER-ADDITIONAL STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-201 — 8-5-203) › Section 8-5-202 - Additional state treasurer during emergency - Appointment

(a)
There is created the additional office of state treasurer to serve during any emergency when the regular state treasurer is incapacitated or disabled because of illness, or other cause, and therefore cannot perform the duties of the office.
(b)
(1)
If the general assembly is not in session when such disability or incapacity on the part of the regular state treasurer occurs, the governor shall appoint a person as state treasurer, charged with the duty of performing the regular duties of the office. Such person shall serve during the emergency or until the time the general assembly shall convene and elect a person to fill the office for the continuance of the emergency.
(2)
If the general assembly is in session when the regular state treasurer becomes incapacitated or disabled and therefore cannot perform the duties of the office, then the general assembly shall elect the additional state treasurer to serve during the existence of the emergency.
Acts 1949, ch. 128, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 219.1 (Williams, § 214.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-515.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 5 - STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-101 — 8-5-203) › Part 2 - DISABILITY OF STATE TREASURER-ADDITIONAL STATE TREASURER (§§ 8-5-201 — 8-5-203) › Section 8-5-203 - Powers and duties of additional state treasurer - Determination of emergency

(a)
The person so appointed or elected shall possess all of the qualifications now required by statute for the regular state treasurer, and compensation for such person shall be fixed by the governor, but in no event shall the compensation so paid exceed that prescribed by law for the duly elected state treasurer.
(b)
The person so appointed or elected as additional state treasurer shall execute such bond or bonds as shall be required by the governor and as are now required by statute and shall take and subscribe to the oath required by statute.
(c)
(1)
The decision of the governor as to the existence of an emergency caused by the incapacity or disability of the regular state treasurer shall be final and the governor shall determine when the emergency is ended.
(2)
The action of the governor, in determining the existence of an emergency, shall be subject to review by writ of certiorari.
Acts 1949, ch. 128, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 219.1 (Williams, § 214.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-516.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 6 - ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER-LEGAL DEPARTMENT (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-112) › Section 8-6-101 - Appointment and qualification - Term of office

The attorney general and reporter for the state is appointed by the judges of the supreme court. The term of office is eight (8) years. A certificate of appointment, signed by all the judges, shall be entered upon the minutes of the court at the first session thereafter at Knoxville, Nashville, and Jackson, respectively. The attorney general and reporter shall qualify and perform the duties of the office as required by law, and subject to the penalties imposed by law.
Acts 1870, ch. 24, § 7; Shan., § 392; Code 1932, § 642; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-601.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 6 - ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER-LEGAL DEPARTMENT (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-112) › Section 8-6-102 - Legal department - Offices

There is created a legal department of the state, of which the attorney general and reporter shall be the executive head, and who, with assistants, shall constitute such department. The department shall maintain offices at Nashville, which shall be furnished and provided by the state under the supervision of the department of finance and administration.
Acts 1929, ch. 22, § 1; Code 1932, § 9950; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-602.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 6 - ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER-LEGAL DEPARTMENT (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-112) › Section 8-6-103 - Assistants and other personnel

The attorney general and reporter, consistent with budgetary limitations, is authorized to appoint such assistants and other personnel as the attorney general and reporter may deem necessary to perform the duties of the office. All assistants and other personnel shall hold office during the pleasure of the attorney general and reporter and shall have such titles and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the attorney general and reporter. All assistants shall take an oath to discharge the duties imposed. The attorney general and reporter shall submit a report of any increase and decrease in the number of assistants to the general assembly on July 1 of each year for the prior fiscal year ending June 30.
Acts 1929, ch. 22, § 2; Code 1932, § 9951; Acts 1965, ch. 130, § 1; 1967, ch. 275, § 1; 1971, ch. 276, §§ 1, 2; 1977, ch. 149, § 1; 1979, ch. 422, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-603.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 6 - ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER-LEGAL DEPARTMENT (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-112) › Section 8-6-104 - Salaries

The attorney general and reporter may fix the compensation of the attorney general and reporter and the attorney general and reporter's several assistants within the limits of the appropriation to that department. The attorney general and reporter's salary must not exceed the greater of that of an associate justice of the supreme court or of a class 1 official pursuant to title 8, chapter 23, part 1. All such salaries must be payable in periodic installments out of the state treasury upon the warrants of the commissioner of finance and administration.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 909,s 1, eff. 5/3/2024.
Acts 1929, ch. 22, § 3; Code 1932, § 9952; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; Acts 1957, ch. 25, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; Acts 1972, ch. 526, § 4; 1973, ch. 333, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-604.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 6 - ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER-LEGAL DEPARTMENT (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-112) › Section 8-6-105 - Expenses

The attorney general and reporter and all of the assistants shall be paid their necessary expenses incurred on business for the state, in like manner as their compensation, when there have been filed with the commissioner of finance and administration an itemized statement certified by the officer incurring the expenses. This statement, in case of assistants, shall be approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Acts 1929, ch. 22, § 4; Code 1932, § 9953; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-605.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 6 - ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER-LEGAL DEPARTMENT (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-112) › Section 8-6-106 - Employment of additional counsel

(a)
In all cases where the interest of the state requires, in the judgment of the governor and attorney general and reporter, additional counsel to the attorney general and reporter or district attorney general, the governor shall employ such counsel, who shall be paid such compensation for services as the governor, secretary of state, and attorney general and reporter may deem just, the same to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon the certificate of such officers certifying the amount to the commissioner of finance and administration.
(b)
Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, the attorney general and reporter or district attorney general shall inform the governor of, and consideration shall be given to, whether the person or firm to be employed as additional counsel:
(1)
To defend the state in any action is then serving as counsel for a party in any action by that party against the state and whether the action, if adjudicated in that party's favor, is likely to result in an increase in state expenditures; or
(2)
To prosecute any action on behalf of the state is then serving as counsel in defense of any action against the state.
(c)
In all cases where, in the judgment of the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate, the interest of the state requires additional counsel to the attorney general and reporter, the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate shall retain additional counsel to prosecute an action against the federal government on behalf of the state; provided, that the representation must not include payment of a fixed or contingent fee to any such additional counsel or otherwise increase state expenditures.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134,s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1865, ch. 23, §§ 1, 2; Shan., § 5759; Code 1932, § 9958; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-606; Acts 2004, ch. 723, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 6 - ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER-LEGAL DEPARTMENT (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-112) › Section 8-6-107 - Restrictions - Misdemeanors in office

The attorney general and reporter and assistants shall be under the disabilities, restrictions, and disqualifications of district attorneys general and shall be subject to be proceeded against for misdemeanors in office in the same manner that the judges of the courts are proceeded against. Nothing in this section or in any other law prohibits the voluntary provision of pro bono legal services through an organized program of pro bono legal services that receives funding pursuant to §
16-3-808
and that provides professional liability insurance for losses sustained by clients of lawyers participating in the program.
Code 1858, § 3950 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 51, § 2); Shan., § 5754; mod. Code 1932, § 9954; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-607; Acts 2009 , ch. 7, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 6 - ATTORNEY GENERAL AND REPORTER-LEGAL DEPARTMENT (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-408) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-6-101 — 8-6-112) › Section 8-6-108 - Criminal defense in lower courts

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.