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United States — Tennessee
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The attorney general and reporter must represent state offices and supervise needed investigations and litigation, and state entities may not start civil proceedings except through that office.
United States — Tennessee
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The attorney general and reporter may let certain state staff attorneys represent the state in specified cases, if the head of the executive agency agrees and the authorization is in writing.
United States — Tennessee
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The attorney general and reporter is not required to approve, participate in, or supervise actions brought by district attorneys general.
United States — Tennessee
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The attorney general and reporter may require any person to testify under oath and may administer necessary oaths.
United States — Tennessee
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The attorney general and reporter may issue civil investigative demands to require witness attendance, document production, or testimony, and a witness cannot be forced to testify in a county other than the witness’ residence or where the records or tangible objects are located.
United States — Tennessee
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A designated representative of the attorney general and reporter must serve the civil investigative demand by handing it to the witness, or by leaving it at the witness's residence or usual place of business if the witness cannot be found.
United States — Tennessee
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If a witness does not comply with a civil investigative demand, the failure is certified to the local chancery court, which can use contempt powers to require the witness to appear and testify.
United States — Tennessee
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A witness who appears as directed by a civil investigative demand must testify on non-privileged matters, or be punished under § 8-6-404.
United States — Tennessee
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A witness served with a civil investigative demand must be paid fees and mileage on the same basis as other witnesses in this state’s courts.
United States — Tennessee
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Records and other materials obtained by the attorney general and reporter under §§ 8-6-401 and 8-6-402 must be kept confidential and not publicly disclosed, except for official duties or state litigation.
United States — Tennessee
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The attorney general and reporter may, with the district attorney general’s consent, designate certain qualified attorney general investigators to act with the same authority as district attorney criminal investigators in covered criminal matters.
United States — Tennessee
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Each judicial district must constitute a district attorney general’s district.
United States — Tennessee
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District attorneys general for the judicial districts are elected by the qualified voters of those districts.
United States — Tennessee
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Each district attorney general must prosecute district criminal violations, handle related prosecutorial functions, respond to certain county-officer legal questions, file an annual funds report within 90 days after fiscal year-end, and may assist the attorney general and reporter or delegate duties.
United States — Tennessee
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District attorneys general must not engage in the practice of law.
United States — Tennessee
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The provision sets specific salaries for district attorneys general on several dates and requires later base-salary adjustments tied to state employee pay increases.
United States — Tennessee
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If the district attorney general cannot serve, the court must appoint a temporary attorney. The district attorney general also may make certain special appointments for specific criminal proceedings, subject to consent requirements.
United States — Tennessee
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If the district attorney general’s office becomes vacant, the voters of the district fill it at the next biennial election more than 30 days after the vacancy, and the governor must order that election and appoint someone to serve temporarily until then.
United States — Tennessee
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This provision creates a sex crime prosecution unit and related staff positions, requires quarterly reporting by the secretary-file clerk, and directs training for assistant district attorneys with conference approval and funding rules.
United States — Tennessee
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Task force officers and related prosecutors keep the same rights, powers, duties, and immunities as in their own jurisdiction; assignments must be written, officers must meet certification rules, and the task force director may commission personnel with approval.