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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 8-6-110 - Appearance in federal courts

The attorney general and reporter shall attend in person, or by assistant, and prosecute or defend, as the case may be, any and all suits, civil or criminal, in the supreme court of the United States, in the United States court of appeals for the judicial circuit of the United States comprising the state of Tennessee, or in any of the district courts of the United States held in the state of Tennessee, in which suit or suits the state may be a party, or in which the state has or may have interests of a pecuniary nature.
Acts 1877, ch. 5, § 1; Shan., § 5757; Code 1932, § 9957; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-610.
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 8-6-111 - Special personnel for expedition of post-conviction proceedings in capital cases

The attorney general and reporter 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.
Acts 1993, ch. 472, § 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 8-6-112 - Criminal prosecution of judge, chancellor, or judicial elected official

(a)
The attorney general and reporter has the authority to conduct an investigation and has the authority to initiate the criminal prosecution of any judge, chancellor or judicial elected official and/or district attorney general whenever:
(1)
The attorney general and reporter receives information sufficient to constitute probable cause to investigate whether any official may have violated any state criminal law;
(2)
A decision to prosecute the official by the district attorney general of the district in which the offense occurred or in which a portion of the offense occurred may result in a personal, financial or political conflict of interest; and
(3)
The attorney general and reporter receives a report of a violation of §
8-31-103
.
(b)
If the attorney general and reporter initiates a criminal prosecution pursuant to the authority of this section, such attorney general and reporter, or a deputy or assistant attorney general, shall have the authority to exercise all of the powers and perform all of the duties before any court or grand jury with respect to such prosecution that the appropriate district attorney general would otherwise be authorized or required by law to exercise or perform.
(c)
If the attorney general and reporter initiates a criminal prosecution pursuant to this section, the appropriate district attorney general shall fully cooperate with the attorney general and reporter and participate in the prosecution, unless the subject of such prosecution, to the extent requested or approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(d)
If the attorney general and reporter concludes that an investigation or prosecution should be initiated pursuant to this section, the attorney general and reporter may, after giving notice to the executive director of the district attorneys general conference, request appointment as district attorney general pro tem by an appropriate court pursuant to §
8-7-106(a)
. The application shall be considered by the court in camera. The executive director may appear before the court to be heard on the request for appointment. The notice to the executive director, the application for appointment, and the proceedings on the application shall be confidential.
(e)
The attorney general and reporter is hereby authorized to request the director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation to furnish such assistance as may be required by the attorney general and reporter in the performance of the attorney general and reporter's duties under this section. The Tennessee bureau of investigation is authorized to provide to the attorney general and reporter such assistance as the attorney general and reporter may request pursuant to this section.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 50, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1998, ch. 1061, § 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 2 - REPORTS AND OPINIONS (§§ 8-6-201 — 8-6-207) › Section 8-6-201 - Delivery of supreme court opinions - Time of publication

The clerks of the supreme court shall have the opinions of the supreme court enrolled within ten (10) days after their delivery by the court, and shall then deliver to the attorney general and reporter the original opinion for publication. Reports of the opinions shall be published within sixty (60) days from the time sufficient material is furnished the reporter to complete a volume.
Acts 1881, ch. 4, § 4; Shan., § 5765; Code 1932, § 9963; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-611.
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 2 - REPORTS AND OPINIONS (§§ 8-6-201 — 8-6-207) › Section 8-6-202 - Opinions to be reported

(a)
It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter to report any written opinion of the supreme court that may be pronounced by the court, or any judge thereof, in which any other points of law are decided than such as are settled in some previously reported decisions, and all the opinions the court may direct the attorney general and reporter to report. Additionally, the attorney general and reporter may report and distribute the opinions of the office of the attorney general and reporter, or such other significant legal matters as may be deemed appropriate.
(b)
All opinions handed down by the supreme court are required to be officially published in the official reports. This subsection (b) shall not affect appeals from any state boards or commissions, including the Tennessee public utility commission, appeals involving revenue matters and/or taxes, and appeals where the only grounds for a new trial were that there was no evidence to support the verdict and/or that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the weight and preponderance of the evidence.
(c)
All opinions handed down by the court of appeals are required to be published in the official reports where certiorari is denied by the supreme court. This subsection (c) shall not affect appeals from any state boards or commissions, including the Tennessee public utility commission, appeals involving revenue matters and/or taxes, and appeals where the only grounds for a new trial were that there was no evidence to support the verdict and/or that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the weight and preponderance of the evidence.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 94,s 25, eff. 4/4/2017.
Acts 1871, ch. 99, § 1; Shan., § 5761; Code 1932, § 9959; Acts 1971, ch. 276, § 3; 1977, ch. 361, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-612; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 88.
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 2 - REPORTS AND OPINIONS (§§ 8-6-201 — 8-6-207) › Section 8-6-203 - Preparation of reports

The attorney general and reporter shall prepare the case, and the opinion so pronounced thereon, with proper syllabi of the points therein. In the report of each case shall be given the name of the judge or chancellor who made the decision in the court below, and the place of the decision; also, the name of the judge pronouncing the same in the supreme court. A brief synopsis of the statement of facts shall also be made, if the same is not sufficiently stated in the body of the opinion. It is the further duty of the attorney general and reporter to prepare a correct index for each volume.
Acts 1871, ch. 99, § 1; 1872 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 10, § 1; Shan., § 5762; mod. Code 1932, § 9960; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-613.
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 2 - REPORTS AND OPINIONS (§§ 8-6-201 — 8-6-207) › Section 8-6-204 - Printing of reports - Copyright

The attorney general and reporter has the right to select a printer, and has the exclusive control of the publication and binding of all reports. After five (5) years from the publication of each report, the copyright of the same shall revert to the state of Tennessee.
Acts 1881, ch. 4, § 2; Shan., § 5763; Code 1932, § 9961; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-614.
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 2 - REPORTS AND OPINIONS (§§ 8-6-201 — 8-6-207) › Section 8-6-205 - Opinions of attorney general - Publication - Distribution

(a)
The attorney general and reporter shall cause to be printed and bound, in a form deemed appropriate, official opinions of that office. Opinions shall be printed annually.
(b)
The attorney general and reporter is authorized to examine all such past opinions and omit from the publication any opinion which has, as a result of a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by a change in the law by the general assembly, become obsolete or no longer of authoritative value.
(c)
Such opinions, as prepared under the above authority, shall be published in such quantity as the attorney general and reporter determines necessary to supply such publications to all state colleges and universities, the library and archives for interchange, members of the general assembly upon request and the various state departments and agencies, all of which will be furnished without cost, and a sufficient number to be sold to the public generally at a price to include necessary costs above the actual cost of publication.
Acts 1881, ch. 4, § 5; Shan., § 5766; Code 1932, § 9964; Acts 1965, ch. 130, § 2; 1971, ch. 276, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-615.
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 2 - REPORTS AND OPINIONS (§§ 8-6-201 — 8-6-207) › Section 8-6-206 - Reports - Number printed - Distribution

The attorney general and reporter shall have printed and bound, at the expense of the state to be paid for upon the warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration, a sufficient number of volumes of any of the reports required to be distributed under this part, the same to be furnished at not more than cost plus necessary expenses. These reports as published shall be furnished upon request to members of the general assembly and departments of state government, without cost.
Acts 1881, ch. 4, § 3; Shan., § 5764; Acts 1925, ch. 68, § 1; Code 1932, § 9962; Acts 1935, ch. 181, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 9962; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; Acts 1965, ch. 130, § 3; 1971, ch. 276, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-616.
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 2 - REPORTS AND OPINIONS (§§ 8-6-201 — 8-6-207) › Section 8-6-207 - Distribution of state-owned reports

(a)
The comptroller of the treasury shall furnish each judge and chancellor and each circuit, chancery, criminal and common law court with a copy of each volume of such reports, gratis, and shall, in like manner, deposit with the secretary of state twenty-five (25) copies of each volume, to remain in that office subject to the direction of the general assembly, and shall also deliver to the state librarian copies requested, to be exchanged with departments and libraries of the United States, and of the several states and territories, and the librarian shall immediately distribute the same at the expense of the state.
(b)
The comptroller of the treasury shall also deliver, gratis, to the order of the University of Tennessee thirty (30) copies of each volume for its use, and for exchanges.
Acts 1871, ch. 99, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 31, § 8; Shan., § 5767; mod. Code 1932, § 9965; Acts 1935, ch. 181, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 9965; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-617.
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 3 - COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND ATTORNEYS (§§ 8-6-301 — 8-6-303) › Section 8-6-301 - Representation of state departments and agencies - Supervision of investigations - Office of legal services exempted

(a)
The attorney general and reporter, either in person or by assistant, shall represent all offices, departments, agencies, boards, commissions or instrumentalities of the state now in existence or which may hereafter be created. All legal services required by such offices, departments, agencies, boards, commissions or instrumentalities of the state shall be rendered by, or under the direction of, the attorney general and reporter. This section shall not prevent the various offices, departments, agencies, boards, commissions or instrumentalities of the state from employing other attorneys, working solely under the supervision and at the direction of the agency, for the purpose of conducting investigations, advising, consulting, and assisting the office, department, agency, board, commission or instrumentality in the administration of its duties.
(b)
The attorney general and reporter shall direct and supervise all investigations and litigation necessary to the administration of the duties of the various offices, departments, agencies, boards, commissions or instrumentalities of the state, and no such entities shall institute any civil proceeding except through the attorney general and reporter.
(c)
Legal services provided by the office of legal services for the general assembly under title 3, chapter 12, and attorneys employed by such office are exempt from this section. The attorney general and reporter shall not represent such office before the general assembly or any committee thereof, nor shall direct or supervise such office or attorneys employed by such office.
Acts 1951, ch. 20, § 1 (Williams, § 642.8); modified; 1961, ch. 56, § 1; 1979, ch. 422, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-623.
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 3 - COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND ATTORNEYS (§§ 8-6-301 — 8-6-303) › Section 8-6-302 - Permission for department or agency attorneys to represent state

The attorney general and reporter, exercising discretion and with the concurrence of the head of the executive agency involved, may permit, by express written authorization, staff attorneys employed by the various departments, agencies, boards, commissions or instrumentalities of the state to appear and represent the state in a certain case or certain classes of cases under the direction and control of the attorney general and reporter.
Acts 1951, ch. 20, § 3 (Williams, § 642.8); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-625; Acts 1979, ch. 422, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-624.
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 3 - COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND ATTORNEYS (§§ 8-6-301 — 8-6-303) › Section 8-6-303 - Actions instituted by district attorneys general excepted

This part is not to be construed as requiring the attorney general and reporter to approve of, participate in, or supervise actions instituted by the various district attorneys general pursuant to law.
Acts 1979, ch. 422, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-625.
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 4 - INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY (§§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-408) › Section 8-6-401 - Authority to give oaths and require testimony

The attorney general and reporter, in performing the duties of such office where the state is a party litigant, or there is reasonable cause to indicate it will be a party litigant, is hereby empowered to require any person to testify under oath as to any matter which is a proper subject of inquiry by the attorney general and reporter. The attorney general and reporter, or a designee, is authorized to administer all necessary oaths.
Acts 1976, ch. 646, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-630.
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 4 - INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY (§§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-408) › Section 8-6-402 - Investigative demands for production of documents and testimony

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1976, ch. 646, § 2; T.C.A., § 8-631.
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 4 - INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY (§§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-408) › Section 8-6-403 - Civil demands - Service of process

Service of a civil investigative demand as described in § 8-6-402 must be made by a designated representative of the attorney general and reporter by any means permitted by the Rules of Civil Procedure. Such process must run throughout the United States but does not require any witness to testify in any county other than the witnesses' county of residence or the county where records or tangible objects demanded are found under the witnesses' control.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776,s 15, eff. 4/23/2024.
Acts 1976, ch. 646, § 3; T.C.A., § 8-632.
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 4 - INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY (§§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-408) › Section 8-6-404 - Civil demands - Failure to comply

If a witness fails to comply with a civil investigative demand issued under this part by its return date and has not secured a protective order from the court, then the attorney general and. reporter, upon notice to the witness, may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order compelling compliance.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776,s 16, eff. 4/23/2024.
Acts 1976, ch. 646, § 4; T.C.A., § 8-633.
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 4 - INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY (§§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-408) › Section 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
.
Acts 1976, ch. 646, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-634.
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 4 - INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY (§§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-408) › Section 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.
Acts 1976, ch. 646, § 6; T.C.A., § 8-635.
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 4 - INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY (§§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-408) › Section 8-6-407 - Confidentiality of writings, records or tangible objects obtained by attorney general

(a)
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.
(b)
All other documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, and transcripts of oral testimony that are voluntarily provided to the attorney general and reporter as part of an investigation under this part must be treated as if obtained pursuant to a demand issued under this part if said materials were obtained pursuant to an investigative demand or similar process issued by another state or federal attorney general or law enforcement agency, obtained from a state or federal attorney general or law enforcement agency pursuant to a statutory obligation to produce, or provided by a person with information relevant to the subject matter of the investigation.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776,s 17, eff. 4/23/2024.
Acts 1978, ch. 890, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-863.
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 4 - INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY (§§ 8-6-401 — 8-6-408) › Section 8-6-408 - Authority of attorney general investigator to act as district attorney criminal investigator

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
The authority conferred by this section shall be in addition to any authority otherwise conferred by law upon the attorney general and reporter.
Acts 2004, ch. 546, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 8-7-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]

(a)
If a written request for the following information is made jointly by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, then a nonprofit organization that has entered into a contract or memorandum of understanding with the district attorney general related to policies and strategies related to cash bail, unless such contract or memorandum of understanding is required by statute, shall disclose to the speakers the list of persons or entities that have donated to the nonprofit organization in the previous calendar year in accordance with this section.
(b)
The disclosed list of persons or entities that have donated to the nonprofit organization must be restricted to the lesser of the top five (5) donors or the top five percent (5%) of donors in the previous calendar year. The aggregate donation during the previous calendar year must be equal to or greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(c)
Disclosure of the list of persons or entities must only include the name of the person or entity. Other personal identifying information or details must not be included.
(d)
As used in this section, "nonprofit organization":
(1)
Means an organization that is exempt from payment of federal income taxes pursuant to § 501 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (
26 U.S.C. § 501 (c)
), including a limited liability company for which a nonprofit organization has a controlling interest; and
(2)
Does not include an entity described under § 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (
26 U.S.C. § 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)
), including any affiliate of such entity.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 816,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 8-7-103 - Duties

Each district attorney general:
(1)
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;
(2)
Shall prosecute in the federal court all criminal cases removed from a state court in the district to any inferior court;
(3)
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;
(4)
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;
(5)
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:
(A)
Each source from which funds were received by the office of the district attorney general during the fiscal year;
(B)
The amount of funds received from each source; and
(C)
The disposition of such funds;
(6)
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
(7)
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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 8-7-104 - Practice of law prohibited

District attorneys general are prohibited from engaging in the practice of law.
Acts 1947, ch. 140, § 2; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 9969 (Williams, § 9969.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-704.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 8-7-108 - Separate and secure waiting areas for victims of crimes during critical stages of judicial process

(a)
In accordance with §
40-38-102
, whenever possible, victims of crime must have separate and secure waiting areas during all critical stages of the judicial process, and to further the availability of such separate and secure waiting areas, the district attorneys general conference shall assist in assessing whether such space exists for victims to meet with attorneys, law enforcement, counselors, and others, and to wait while attending judicial proceedings in judicial facilities throughout the state.
(b)
By March 1, 2022, the district attorneys general conference shall submit a report to the chairs of the judiciary committee of the senate and the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives as to whether separate and secure waiting areas exist within each of the thirty-one (31) judicial districts along with recommendations to achieve the requirements of §
40-38-102
.
(c)
The district attorneys general conference additionally shall determine whether grant or other funding is available to create separate and secure waiting areas or to improve such existing spaces and shall assist judicial districts in achieving the creation or improvement of such separate and secure waiting areas.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 535, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 8-7-109 - Sex crime prosecution units - Support personnel - Training

(a)
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
Acts 1985, ch. 478, § 44; 1996, ch. 996, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 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.
Acts 1993, ch. 472, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 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.
Acts 1995, ch. 475, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 8-7-113 - District attorney assigned to crimes committed against children - Annual training

(a)
Each district attorney general shall designate at least one (1) person currently employed within the judicial district as an assistant district attorney general as the lead prosecuting attorney for the judicial district in cases involving crimes committed against children.
(b)
The district attorney general for each judicial district shall designate an assistant district attorney general, or other staff members as may be appropriate, to attend annual training on the investigation of crimes against children provided by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the Tennessee district attorneys general conference.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 237, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-114) › Section 8-7-114 - [Effective 7/1/2026]

Each district attorney general shall provide an annual report by March 1 of each year to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, speaker of the senate, chair of the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives, chair of the judiciary committee of the senate, and district attorneys general conference and make such report available to the public upon request. The report must contain, at a minimum, for the previous year, the following aggregate, non-personally identifying information, categorized by offense:
(1)
Arrests made and offenses referred;
(2)
The number of indictments filed;
(3)
The number of cases transferred to another law enforcement entity;
(4)
The number of cases in which an indictment was sought for an individual and the indictment was for an offense other than the offense for which the individual was originally arrested; and
(5)
The number of each disposition entered by a court, including dismissals, pretrial diversions, plea agreements, trial outcomes, and sentences imposed.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 895,s 1, eff. 7/1/2026.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 2 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL-COMPENSATION (§§ 8-7-201 — 8-7-236) › Section 8-7-202 - Traveling expenses of assistant district attorneys general and criminal investigators

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1957, ch. 184, § 2; 1959, ch. 98, § 2; 1961, ch. 121, § 1; 1965, ch. 235, § 1; 1970, ch. 346, § 1; 1978, ch. 879, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-709; Acts 2012, ch. 611, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 2 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL-COMPENSATION (§§ 8-7-201 — 8-7-236) › Section 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.
Acts 1957, ch. 184, § 3; 1961, ch. 120, § 2; T.C.A., § 8-710.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 2 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL-COMPENSATION (§§ 8-7-201 — 8-7-236) › Section 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.
Acts 1957, ch. 184, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A., § 8-711.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 2 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL-COMPENSATION (§§ 8-7-201 — 8-7-236) › Section 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.
Acts 1957, ch. 184, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-712.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 2 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL-COMPENSATION (§§ 8-7-201 — 8-7-236) › Section 8-7-206 - Victim-witness coordinator

(a)
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:
(1)
After the return of an indictment or presentment, advising victims of their rights under title 40, chapter 38, part 1;
(2)
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
;
(3)
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;
(4)
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;
(5)
Assisting in obtaining restitution to victims of crime directly from the perpetrator of the crime when possible; and
(6)
Assisting eligible victims in obtaining benefits from the criminal injuries compensation program.
(b)
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.
Acts 1986, ch. 880, § 2; 1998, ch. 1049, § 3; 2001, ch. 47, § 1; 2006, ch. 988, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 2 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL-COMPENSATION (§§ 8-7-201 — 8-7-236) › Section 8-7-225 - Short title

Sections
8-7-225
- 8-7-235 shall be known as the "Assistant District Attorneys General and Criminal Investigators Compensation Act of 1994."
Acts 1994, ch. 704, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 7 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL (§§ 8-7-NEW — 8-7-606) › Part 2 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS GENERAL-COMPENSATION (§§ 8-7-201 — 8-7-236) › Section 8-7-226 - Salaries of assistant district attorneys general

(a)
All assistant district attorneys general hired after July 1, 1994, or reclassified under §
8-7-201(e)(3)
, shall be compensated beginning July 1, 2023, according to the following pay schedule, which must be adjusted on July 1, 2023, and each succeeding July 1, to reflect the average percentage pay increase provided for state employees by the general appropriations act:
Entry level
$63,853
after one (1) year
$67,868
after two (2) years
$71,857
after three (3) years
$75,928
after four (4) years
$79,943
after five (5) years
$83,918
after six (6) years
$87,934
after seven (7) years
$91,977
after eight (8) years
$96,034
after nine (9) years
$100,009
after ten (10) years
$104,038
after eleven (11) years
$108,054
after twelve (12) years
$112,001
after thirteen (13) years
$116,017
after fourteen (14) years
$120,032
after fifteen (15) years
$124,021
after sixteen (16) years
$128,050
after seventeen (17) years
$131,680
after eighteen (18) years
$135,226
after nineteen (19) years
$138,607
after twenty (20) years
$141,823
after twenty-one (21) years
$146,501
after twenty-two (22) years
$151,331
after twenty-three (23) years
$156,299
after twenty-four (24) years
$161,833
after twenty-five (25) years
$167,325
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 460, s 1, eff. 6/30/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1122, s 1, eff. 6/1/2022.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 202, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 899, s 1, eff. 5/3/2018.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 461, s 6, eff. 7/1/2017.
Acts 1994, ch. 704, § 2; 2003 , ch. 355, § 4; 2004, ch. 922, § 1; 2006, ch. 987, § 1; 2009 , ch. 531, § 22.