Expands the authority of the attorney general and reporter to investigate and prosecute judges, chancellors, judicial officials, and district.
This bill amends Tennessee law to grant the attorney general and reporter the authority to investigate and initiate criminal prosecution against judges, chancellors, judicial elected officials, and district attorneys. The authority is triggered when the attorney general receives information that constitutes probable cause of a state criminal law violation and a conflict of interest exists with the district attorney general. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
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