Tennessee § 63-26-126 - Assistance of district attorneys general.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 63-26-126 — Assistance of district attorneys general., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-26-126. Assistance of district attorneys general.
The commissioner shall at all times have the power to call upon the district attorneys general in the various districts to assist the commissioner. It is hereby declared to be the duty of all district attorneys general throughout the state to assist the commissioner, upon the commissioner's request, in any suit for injunction or prosecution instituted by the commissioner, without charge or additional compensation. Acts 1988, ch. 896, § 28; 1993, ch. 342, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-34-226 ; Acts 2009, ch. 456, § 34. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 456, § 41 provided that all rules and regulations filed by the board of electrolysis in the office of secretary of state on June 23, 2009, shall be deemed to be rules and regulations of the commissioner of health. The secretary of state is authorized and directed to change any references to the board of electrolysis to references to the commissioner of health in rules and regulations promulgated by the board of electrolysis pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. The rules and regulations of the board of electrolysis that were properly promulgated pursuant to title 4, chapter 5 shall remain in effect until subsequently amended or repealed.
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Section 63-26-126 ("Assistance of district attorneys general.") 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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