Payment of expenses of department — Record of receipts and expenditures — Excess fees

Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-1-209, under Organization and Personnel.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-1-209

The commissioner shall pay out of the fees of the commissioner's office the necessary expenses of the department, shall keep an accurate record of all receipts and expenditures, and shall require and preserve sworn vouchers for each payment. The excess of fees, after paying necessary expenses, shall be turned into the state treasury.