Tennessee § 8-14-204 - Officers — Meetings.
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§ 8-14-204. Officers — Meetings.
The president of the conference may call meetings at will, upon at least ten (10) days written notice to members, and shall call at least one (1) meeting annually, such annual meeting to be at the same time as that held by the judicial conference of this state. The district public defenders conference shall elect annually a president, a vice president, secretary and such other officers as are necessary. Acts 1989, ch. 588, § 14; T.C.A § 8-14-304 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 8-14-304 to § 8-14-204 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016. Attorney General Opinions. A district attorney general has no authority to represent a petitioner seeking a protective order. State statutes and local ordinances do not authorize a public defender to represent an individual defending against a petition for an order of protection; however, the ordinances governing the Shelby County's Public Defender's Office do not prohibit the Shelby County Public Defender from doing so. OAG 16-06, 2016 Tenn. AG LEXIS 4 (2/10/2016).
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Section 8-14-204 ("Officers — Meetings.") 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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