Tennessee § 8-20-109 - Removal of deputies or assistants.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-20-109 — Removal of deputies or assistants., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-20-109. Removal of deputies or assistants.
Any and all deputies and assistants in any of the offices covered by this chapter shall be removable by the officer for whom they are acting, at will. Acts 1921, ch. 101, § 18; Shan. Supp., § 6428a55; Code 1932, § 10744; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2009. Cross-References. Reduction of number of deputies and assistants, § 8-20-105 . Section inapplicable, employment or termination of sheriff's deputies and assistants, § 8-20-112 . Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281 (1978). Attorney General Opinions. Applicability of county civil service ordinance to employees of elected county officials, OAG 99-059, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 40 (3/10/99). To the extent a proposed county employee bill of rights is inconsistent with T.C.A. §§ 8-20-109 and 5-23-101 et seq., it would violate Tenn. Const., art. XI, § 8, OAG 07-137, 2007 Tenn. AG LEXIS 137 (9/24/07).
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Section 8-20-109 ("Removal of deputies or assistants.") 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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