(a) Upon the receipt of written approval of the committee, the district attorney general may file a written petition with the clerk of the circuit court, or criminal court in counties where the court has been established, for the county where the criminal activity allegedly occurred to convene an investigative grand jury to consider the matters set forth in the petition.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-12-203
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The petition shall be made upon oath or affirmation and shall contain:
(1) An allegation that one (1) or more of the offenses described in § 40-12-201 has occurred;(2) The basis of the district attorney general’s knowledge of the commission of the offenses; and(3) Sufficient facts to establish probable cause to believe the crimes specified in the petition have been committed.(c) The petition shall also have appended to it the written consent of the committee which approved the filing of the petition.
