Tennessee § 8-6-102 - Legal department — Offices.
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§ 8-6-102. Legal department — Offices.
There is created a legal department of the state, of which the attorney general and reporter shall be the executive head, and who, with assistants, shall constitute such department. The department shall maintain offices at Nashville, which shall be furnished and provided by the state under the supervision of the department of finance and administration. Acts 1929, ch. 22, § 1; Code 1932, § 9950; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-602. Cross-References. State system of personnel administration, title 8, ch. 30. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attorney General, § 2. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191 (1978). Collateral References. Validity, under state law, of creation of office of independent special prosecutor. 84 A.L.R.3d 29.
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Section 8-6-102 ("Legal department — Offices.") 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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