Tennessee § 8-20-103 - Requirements for authorization.
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§ 8-20-103. Requirements for authorization.
No deputy or deputies or assistants shall be allowed to any office, unless the actual officer is unable to personally discharge the duties of the office by devoting such officer's entire working time thereto, except field deputy sheriffs. In case the officer is incapacitated from any cause to perform the duties of the office, one (1) person working in the place of the officer shall neither be considered nor paid as a deputy or assistant. Acts 1921, ch. 101, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 6428a45; mod. Code 1932, § 10734; Acts 1949, ch. 36, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 10734; Acts 1953, ch. 130, § 1; 1959, ch. 326, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2003; Acts 1989, ch. 264, § 1. Compiler's Notes. This section was amended by Acts 1973, ch. 45 regarding counties with a population of not less than 270,000 nor more than 280,000 according to the 1970 census and will not go into effect until it has been locally approved. Cross-References. Appointment of special sheriff's deputies, §§ 8-8-212 , 8-20-101 . Appropriations for deputy sheriff salaries, § 8-22-111 . Deputy sheriffs in certain counties, § 8-8-108 . Report of services performed by deputy sheriffs, § 8-22-112 . Vacancy in office of sheriff, duty of deputies, § 8-8-108 . Wrongdoing of sheriff's deputy, action against county authorized, §§ 8-8-302 , 8-8-303 . Wrongdoing of sheriff's deputy, sheriff not liable, § 8-8-301 . Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241 (1978).
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Section 8-20-103 ("Requirements for authorization.") 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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