Tennessee § 8-6-302 - Permission for department or agency attorneys to represent state.
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§ 8-6-302. Permission for department or agency attorneys to represent state.
The attorney general and reporter, exercising discretion and with the concurrence of the head of the executive agency involved, may permit, by express written authorization, staff attorneys employed by the various departments, agencies, boards, commissions or instrumentalities of the state to appear and represent the state in a certain case or certain classes of cases under the direction and control of the attorney general and reporter. Acts 1951, ch. 20, § 3 (Williams, § 642.8); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-625; Acts 1979, ch. 422, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-624.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-6-302 ("Permission for department or agency attorneys to represent state.") 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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