Tennessee § 36-5-2308 - Duty of attorney general and reporter.
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§ 36-5-2308. Duty of attorney general and reporter.
If the attorney general and reporter determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general and reporter may order the agency to perform its duties under parts 20-29 of this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual. The attorney general and reporter may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination. Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Part 20, § 36-5-2001 (Acts 1997, ch. 551, § 2), concerning the short title for title 36, ch. 5, parts 20-29, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 1, upon completion of the provisions in § 2 of the act. Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 2, as amended by Acts 2016, ch. 664, § 4, provided that: “This act shall take effect when the department of human services files a notice with the secretary of state who shall publish the notice in the Tennessee Administrative Register on the secretary of state's web site, citing the effective date, which shall occur no later than April 1, 2016, the public welfare requiring it.” The date published by the secretary of state in the Tennessee Administrative Register was March 31, 2016.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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