{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-47-109","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-47-109","heading":"Governor's duty to direct prosecution","body":"The governor shall have power, and it shall be the governor's duty, whenever the governor has knowledge that reasonable grounds exist for the proceedings authorized by this chapter against any state, county, or municipal officer, to direct the attorney general and reporter, or district attorney general, or county attorney, or city attorney, as the case may be, to institute and prosecute the same against the offending officer.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 47"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"b53ab38f368ce2e675905bc3a1919996d26400d1c14145c487856236aca33b4d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-47-108","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-47-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}