Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-47-102 (2026)
Institution by prosecuting attorneys on own initiative
✓ current as of May 2026
The attorney general and reporter has the power, on the attorney general and reporter's own initiative, and without any complaint having been made to the attorney general and reporter or request made of the attorney general and reporter, to institute proceedings in ouster against any and all state, county, and municipal officers, under this chapter, and the district attorneys general, county attorneys, and city attorneys, within their respective jurisdictions, may institute such actions, without complaint being made to them or request made of them, as they are authorized to institute upon request made of them or complaint made to them.
Acts 1915, ch. 11, § 14; Shan., § 1135a25; Code 1932, § 1901; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2702.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Carney v. Crosby, 255 S.W.3d 593 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008).
State Ex Rel. Carney v. Crosby, 255 S.W.3d 593 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-47-102. 4 . Removal from office is automatic if the person is sentenced to the penitentiary.”
State ex rel. Estep v. Peters, 815 S.W.2d 161 (Tenn. 1991). “The participation of Estep in this litigation amounted to little, if any, more than the use of his title (county attorney), as is appropriate under Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 8-47-102 and 8-47-110. Moreover, as was found by the Chancellor, there is no evidence that the defendant was in…”
State of Tennessee, ex rel., Marlinee Iverson, Cnty. Attorney for Shelby Cnty., Tennessee v. Wanda Halbert (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-47-102 ; see also Tenn.”
State of Tennessee, ex rel., Bee DeSelm v. Tennessee Peace Officers Standards Comm'n, Tennessee Attorney Gen. Timothy Hutchison & Knox Cnty. Mayor Mike Ragsdale (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “Appellants next argue that the Trial Court incorrectly ruled that they did not have standing to pursue their claims of ouster pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. §8-47-102 , nor their claims under the Little Hatch Act, found at Tenn.”
Jared Effler v. Purdue Pharma L.P. (Tenn. 2020). “”); Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-47-102 (2016) (“The attorney general .”
State of Tennessee ex rel. Robert L. Wolfenbarger, III. v. Scott Moore (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “, and specifically under section 8-47-102. Plaintiffs contend that as defendant never raised this issue at the trial level, he cannot raise the issue on appeal.”
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