Title 8, Public Officers And Employees

(1) The following contingent expenses of the executive department shall be a charge upon the state treasury:(1) Such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses attendant on exchanging laws and documents with the several states of the union;(2) Such sums of money as …

Whenever a vacancy exists in the office of governor from death, resignation or other cause, creating a vacancy therein, and there is no speaker of the senate nor speaker of the house at such time, then and in that event the secretary of state shall become governor, and in case of…

(a) During periods of extreme drought in this state, or in any area of the state, the governor is hereby authorized and empowered to issue proclamations forbidding the starting of any open air and unconfined fire on or near woodlands where dangerous fire hazards exist during the …

(a) The governor shall personally affix the governor's signature to bills, joint resolutions, executive orders or veto messages, and to reprieves, pardons and commutations. (b) (1) In the event the governor is physically incapacitated due to health or is out of the state on offic…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governor may designate an agency to coordinate the gathering, analysis and dissemination of state and local criminal justice agency statistics for the purpose of providing the governor, general assembly, and state and local c…

(a) In accordance with the Constitution of Tennessee, Article 3, § 5, which states, “[T]he Militia shall not be called into service except in case of rebellion or invasion, and then only when the General Assembly shall declare, by law, that the public safety requires it[,]” the G…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Transition Act of 1970.”

The governor-elect, in order to facilitate the transition period between administrations, shall be provided, at the expense of the state, office space, appropriate furniture and three (3) secretaries in Nashville for the governor-elect and the members of the governor-elect's staf…

Any state official of cabinet level rank appointed by a governor-elect between the date of election and the date on which the governor-elect assumes office shall, upon request of the governor-elect to the then incumbent governor, accompanied by notification of the appointment, be…

For a period of thirty (30) days following the inauguration of a governor who is not thereby serving a successive term in office, the immediate past governor shall be provided with suitable office space and equipment and one (1) secretary in Nashville, to enable such past governo…

There is hereby created the state office of lieutenant governor. The person holding the office of lieutenant governor shall be next in succession to the office of governor.

As provided by the Constitution of Tennessee, the speaker of the senate shall in all cases be the lieutenant governor and entitled to exercise the powers and duties appertaining to that office and to enjoy and use the title “Lieutenant Governor of the State of Tennessee.” The off…

A secretary of state shall be elected by joint vote of the general assembly, and commissioned for a term of four (4) years.

(a) If a dispute arises between an individual property owner and a municipality as to whether a property has been annexed by the municipality, the individual property owner or the municipality may file a complaint against the opposing party with the secretary of state to determin…

The secretary of state shall also take an oath to support the Constitutions of Tennessee and of the United States, and an oath that such person will faithfully execute the duties of the office.

(1) It is the duty of the secretary of state to:(1) Keep the secretary of state's office at the seat of government;(2) Keep a fair register of all the official acts and proceedings of the government;(3) Lay the same, when required, and all papers, minutes, and vouchers relating t…

(a) There is created the office of assistant secretary of state who shall serve as secretary of state during any emergency when the regular secretary of state is disabled or disqualified from performing the duties of the office. (b) If the general assembly is not in session when …

(a) In no event shall the person appointed as assistant secretary of state serve as such except during the existence of the emergency, and the governor shall determine when such emergency exists and when it terminates and shall so declare. (b) The action of the governor in declar…

Such person appointed or elected as assistant secretary of state shall possess all the qualifications required of the secretary of state and shall file such bond as is required to be filed by the secretary of state under the statutes, and shall take the oath of office prescribed …

(a) The secretary of state is authorized to accept donations from persons, political subdivisions, foundations, corporations, firms or any other business entity for the express purpose of publishing the Tennessee Blue Book. The secretary of state shall control all aspects of the …

It is the duty of the secretary of state to send promptly by registered or certified mail, with return receipt requested, a certified copy of every act which requires a notification of the secretary of state pursuant to § 8-3-205 passed by the general assembly, which is private o…

(a) If any act which requires a notification of the secretary of state pursuant to § 8-3-205 provides a deadline for local approval or disapproval, within thirty (30) days after approval or disapproval it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the local legislative body or…

It is the duty of the secretary of state to ascertain whether local action has been taken on all acts which are private or local in form or effect which requires a notification of the secretary of state pursuant to § 8-3-205. When a certificate of local action taken has not been …

The secretary of state shall indicate, in the published volumes of private acts, what action has been taken on every act which is private or local in form or effect which requires a notification of the secretary of state pursuant to § 8-3-205. If the deadline for local action, ei…

(1) The notification requirements of the secretary of state pursuant to this part only apply to any act passed by the general assembly which:(1) Does not amend the general law;(2) Within the body of the act, names and specifically only applies to the named municipality or county;…

There shall be a comptroller of the treasury, who shall be elected by joint vote of both houses of the general assembly, and hold such office for two (2) years, and until a successor shall be elected and qualified.

Previous to the convening of each biennial general assembly, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house jointly may contract for the services of an independent public accounting firm to audit or review the operations of the office of the comptroller of the treasury, o…

(a) The comptroller of the treasury shall:(1) Assist local governments with geographic information systems technical support, training, and mapping issues related to the administration of property taxes;(2) Assist and advise local governments with local redistricting and reapport…

The comptroller of the treasury shall take an oath, before a judge of the circuit, chancery, appeals or supreme court, to support the Constitutions of Tennessee and of the United States, and an oath of office.

The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall be kept at the seat of government.

The comptroller of the treasury shall keep a seal, with the motto, “The Seal of the Comptroller of Tennessee.”

The comptroller of the treasury shall not have any financial interest in the transactions of any department, institution, office, or agency of the state government.

(a) The comptroller of the treasury shall perform all such services as may be required of the comptroller of the treasury by law or by resolution of the general assembly. The comptroller is authorized to provide such services to a county or other local government as may be reques…

(a) (1) The comptroller of the treasury shall keep no accounts in the department of audit, but shall conduct a continuous post audit of the accounts, books, records, and other evidences of financial transactions kept in the department of revenue, the state treasurer's office, or …

(a) The comptroller of the treasury shall prepare and publish a report, setting forth the essential facts of the post audit provided for in § 8-4-109 in summary form after the close of each fiscal year. (b) If the comptroller of the treasury finds, in the course of the audit, evi…

The comptroller of the treasury has the authority to require any and all departments, institutions, offices, and agencies of the state government to maintain their accounts, records, documents, vouchers, requisitions, payrolls, cancelled checks and coupons, and other evidences of…

The comptroller of the treasury shall consult with the commissioner of finance and administration in the establishment of guidelines for the evaluation by agencies of their systems of accounting and administrative control as provided in the Financial Integrity Act of 1983, compil…

The comptroller of the treasury shall investigate any complaint brought to the attention of the comptroller of the treasury's office alleging a violation of § 39-14-137. If, as a result of such investigation, the comptroller of the treasury determines that probable cause exists t…

(a) (1) The comptroller of the treasury, in consultation with the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the Tennessee Sheriff's Association, the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Tennessee corrections institute, developed standardized booking procedures which includ…

(a) Entities contracting with the state or local governments to perform government services shall be subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury to assure that public funds are expended in accordance with the public purpose for which they were contracted. (b) Notwithstand…

The comptroller of the treasury is directed to determine all state and local government expenditures for the care of indigent persons and all federal resources available to the state for the care of indigent persons.

(a) The comptroller of the treasury may require all persons prior to employment with such office to:(1) Agree to the release of all investigative records to the comptroller of the treasury for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of criminal violation information contained on an…

(a) Any state agency having determined that a theft, forgery, credit card fraud or any other intentional act of unlawful or unauthorized taking, or abuse of public money, property, or services, or that other cash shortages have occurred in the state agency, shall report the infor…

The comptroller of the treasury, in performing any of the duties of office, has the power to require any person to testify under oath as to any matter which is a proper subject of inquiry by the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller of the treasury is authorized to adminis…

For these purposes, the comptroller of the treasury is empowered to issue subpoenas or subpoenas duces tecum to require attendance of persons and submission of documents, at specified times and places, to give testimony in the case or matter therein stated. The subpoena shall men…

Service of such subpoena shall be had by a designated representative of the comptroller of the treasury either handing a copy of the subpoena to such witness, at which time service is complete; mailing a copy of the subpoena to such witness by certified mail, return receipt reque…