Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-19-105: Certificates of appointment - Legal assistance - Prosecution of complaints

(a) Each member of the commission shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office.

(b) The commission or any committee of the commission shall be entitled to the services of the attorney general and reporter in connection with the affairs of the commission.

(c) The commission may prefer a complaint for violation of this chapter before any court of competent jurisdiction, and it may take the necessary legal steps through the proper legal officers of the state to enforce this chapter and collect the penalties provided in this chapter.

(d) Complaints shall be prosecuted in the name of the Tennessee auctioneer commission.