Tennessee § 8-47-102 - Institution by prosecuting attorneys on own initiative.
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§ 8-47-102. Institution by prosecuting attorneys on own initiative.
The attorney general and reporter has the power, on the attorney general and reporter's own initiative, and without any complaint having been made to the attorney general and reporter or request made of the attorney general and reporter, to institute proceedings in ouster against any and all state, county, and municipal officers, under the provisions of this chapter, and the district attorneys general, county attorneys, and city attorneys, within their respective jurisdictions, may institute such actions, without complaint being made to them or request made of them, as they are authorized to institute upon request made of them or complaint made to them. Acts 1915, ch. 11, § 14; Shan., § 1135a25; Code 1932, § 1901; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2702. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Public Officers, § 29. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court Systems — Prosecution, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 477 (1978). Attorney General Opinions. T.C.A. § 8-47-102 does not prohibit a city attorney from investigating an ouster complaint against a commissioner for a city which employs the attorney, OAG 00-129, 2000 Tenn. AG LEXIS 130 (8/14/00).
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