Tennessee § 8-47-110 - Petition in name of state — Filing by relators.
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§ 8-47-110. Petition in name of state — Filing by relators.
The petition or complaint shall be in the name of the state and may be filed upon the relation of the attorney general and reporter, or the district attorney general for the state, or the county attorney in the case of county officers, and of the city attorney, or the district attorney general, in the case of municipal officers; and in all cases it may be filed, without the concurrence of any of such officers, upon the relation of ten (10) or more citizens and freeholders of the state, county, or city, as the case may be, upon their giving the usual security for costs. Acts 1915, ch. 11, § 3; Shan., § 1135a3; Code 1932, § 1879; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2710.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-47-110 ("Petition in name of state — Filing by relators.") 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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