Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-47-108

  • Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter and any assistant thereto by whatever name known, any district attorney general and any assistant thereto by whatever name called, and any officer or full-time employee of the general assembly or any committee thereof established by statute, who is duly licensed to practice law in Tennessee, whose duty it is to provide facilities for drafting bills or to assist individual legislators in drafting bills or who renders legal advice and services to the members of the general assembly or committees thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101

It is also the duty of the attorney general and reporter, in the case of state officers, and of the district attorney general and the county attorney, if there is one in the county, in the case of county officers, and of the city attorney, or the district attorney general, in case of municipal officers, to file such petition or complaint, upon being directed or requested in writing so to do by the governor.