Tennessee Statutes

§ 8-6-302 — Permission for department or agency attorneys to represent state

Tennessee § 8-6-302

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-6-302 (2026).

Text

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.

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Legislative History

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.

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