Tennessee § 5-23-110 - Mandamus to compel compliance.
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§ 5-23-110. Mandamus to compel compliance.
In order to enforce this chapter, the county mayor is authorized to retain the county attorney, or an attorney hired pursuant to § 5-6-112 , to seek mandamus to compel compliance as provided in § 5-1-107 , and additionally may pursue any and all other remedies available at law or in equity. Acts 1997, ch. 361, § 10; 1998, ch. 596, § 2; 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for the Tennessee Code Annotated. Cross-References. Option to redesignate county mayor as county executive by private act, § 5-6-101 .
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Section 5-23-110 ("Mandamus to compel compliance.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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