Tennessee § 8-14-401 - Fiscal officer.

§ 8-14-401. Fiscal officer.

Whereas the various district public defenders may be entitled to receive funding from various local, state and federal government sources, and private donors, and an orderly system for receiving and disbursing same is necessary, the district public defenders are hereby authorized and empowered to designate the executive director of the district public defenders conference as the fiscal officer for the judicial district served by a district public defender. The executive director, or the executive director's designee, is hereby authorized and empowered to receive and disburse funds so received for any lawful purpose not inconsistent with this part, subject to the guidelines established by the district public defenders conference. Acts 1991, ch. 345, § 6; 1996, ch. 610, § 4; T.C.A § 8-14-501 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 8-14-501 to § 8-14-401 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016. Compiler's Notes. The Code Commission transferred numerous sections in this title to this part, effective upon the 2016 replacement of this volume. See the following parallel reference table for the old and new locations. Old Sections New Sections 8-14-501 8-14-401 Attorney General Opinions. State ownership of equipment purchased for public defender's office, OAG 99-033, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 18 (2/18/99). Office of public defender a state agency, OAG 99-033, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 18 (2/18/99).