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TCA § 8-7-603 — Disbursement of funds
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The executive director of the district attorneys general conference must disburse the funds when a proper request is submitted.
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TCA § 8-7-604 — Authorized use of funds
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Funding must be used only for the district attorney general’s duties, responsibilities, and office operations, and not to supplement the district attorney general’s pay.
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TCA § 8-7-605 — Use of funds to defray costs
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The executive director’s office may receive part of the funds to cover the cost of receiving and disbursing them.
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TCA § 8-7-606 — Records — Audit
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The office of executive director of the district attorneys general conference must keep records of receipts, disbursements, requests for disbursements, and their purpose, and those records are subject to an annual audit by the office of comptroller of the treasury.
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TCA § 8-8-101 — Prohibited from practice of law or serving as member of general assembly while sheriff
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A sheriff may not practice law or serve in the general assembly while serving as sheriff.
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TCA § 8-8-102 — Qualifications for office — Affidavits — Training — Challenge to candidate's qualifications — Fraudulent challenge
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To serve as sheriff, a candidate must meet citizenship, age, residency, education, background, fingerprinting, health, and experience requirements, file required forms on time, and complete required training after election or appointment.
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TCA § 8-8-103 — Surety bond
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The sheriff must enter into an official bond before taking office duties, with a minimum penalty of $100,000 and any higher amount set by the county legislative body.
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TCA § 8-8-104 — Oath of office
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The sheriff must take an oath with anti-bribery and faithful-service promises.
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TCA § 8-8-105 — Replacement of sureties
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The county legislative body must require new sureties from the sheriff when the old sureties die, move away, become insolvent, or otherwise cannot pay, if it deems that necessary.
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TCA § 8-8-106 — Temporary appointment by county legislative body
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If the sheriff’s office becomes vacant, the vacancy must be filled under § 5-1-104(b).
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TCA § 8-8-107 — Vacancy in office — Temporary discharge of sheriff's duties
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If the sheriff’s office becomes vacant, the chief deputy, administrative assistant, or other highest-ranking member temporarily handles the sheriff’s duties until the sheriff returns or a successor is appointed.
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TCA § 8-8-108 — Deputies acting during vacancy — Appointment of persons to serve process — Legislative adoption of service of process alternatives
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The provision lets judges appoint private process servers in some cases, requires petitions, bonds, and fees, and limits them from serving arrest-related process.
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TCA § 8-8-201 — Duties of office
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This section lists many duties of the sheriff, including serving and returning court process, attending court, maintaining the jail, and handling fingerprints and inmate transfers.
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TCA § 8-8-202 — Advance fees on process from other counties
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A sheriff or constable is not required to serve a subpoena or original summons from another county unless the service fees are paid in advance if demanded.
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TCA § 8-8-203 — Payment of collections by collecting officers
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The sheriff and other collecting officers must pay county-related sums they collect to the clerk of the court or magistrate by the return day of the execution.
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TCA § 8-8-204 — Judgment on motion for failure to pay over
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If a sheriff or officer fails to act, the clerk or magistrate must give the district attorney general the records and information needed, the district attorney general must seek judgment in the county’s name, and the clerk or judge must issue and enforce execution after judgment.
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TCA § 8-8-205 — Acting as attorney or security prohibited — Attorney as deputy
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Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs may not act as attorneys or counsel in court, and may not become security for a party in a civil or criminal case. The sheriff may, however, appoint a duly licensed attorney as a special deputy sheriff, reserve deputy sheriff, or deputy sheriff.
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TCA § 8-8-206 — Purchase at own sale prohibited
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A sheriff or deputy sheriff may not buy property that the sheriff or deputy is selling under legal process, whether directly or indirectly.
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TCA § 8-8-207 — Disobedience of process
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A sheriff who disobeys a command of process may be punished as for contempt and may also be sued by the injured party.
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TCA § 8-8-208 — Service at residence of defendant
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A sheriff must not return on a writ that the person cannot be found in the county unless the sheriff has actually gone to the person’s place of abode.
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