Tennessee HB 9071: District Attorneys - As enacted, allows the attorney general and reporter to petition the supreme court for appointment of a district attorney general pro tem if a district attorney general peremptorily and categorically refuses to prosecute all instances of a criminal offense without regard to facts or circumstances; requires the supreme court to appoint a district attorney general pro tem if the court finds the district attorney general has refused to attend and prosecute according to law. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16 and Title 17.

Status: Effective date(s) 11/12/2021 (as of 2021-11-18)

State: Tennessee · Session: 112S3 · Bill: HB 9071

Subjects: District Attorneys

Sponsors: McNally, Sexton C

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