Tennessee Statutes
§ 8-47-102 — Institution by prosecuting attorneys on own initiative
Tennessee·Title 8
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 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.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Tennessee § 8-47-102 (Institution by prosecuting attorneys on own initiative) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Related
State ex rel. Estep v. Peters
815 S.W.2d 161 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1991)
State Ex Rel. Carney v. Crosby
255 S.W.3d 593 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2008)
Jared Effler v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2020)
State of Tennessee, ex rel., Bee DeSelm v. Tennessee Peace Officers Standards Commission, Tennessee Attorney General Timothy Hutchison and Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2008)
State of Tennessee, ex rel., Marlinee Iverson, County Attorney for Shelby County, Tennessee v. Wanda Halbert
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2025)
Legislative History
Acts 1915, ch. 11, § 14; Shan., § 1135a25; Code 1932, § 1901; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2702.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 8-1-101
Date governor's oath of office taken§ 8-1-102
Compensation§ 8-1-103
Private secretary§ 8-1-107
Succession to office§ 8-1-109
Governor to sign certain documents - Power of attorney for purpose of affixing governor's signature§ 8-1-110
Criminal justice agency statistics§ 8-1-201
Short title