{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-9-101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-9-101","heading":"County coroner - Creation of office - Election and term of office - Medical examiners as coroners","body":"The county legislative body is hereby granted discretionary authority to create the office of county coroner. If such office is created, the county legislative body shall elect a coroner who shall hold office for two (2) years, and until a successor is qualified. However, in those counties that have a county medical examiner, the county legislative body may vest the duties of the county coroner in the county medical examiner and shall not be required to elect a county coroner.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 9"],"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":"030c70d9668ab2ab495ccb4c81e585d9e1ddc7e6571aa93565b9feeb94ddaeb1","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-8-606","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-9-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}