The attorney general and reporter, in performing the duties of such office where the state is a party litigant, or there is reasonable cause to indicate it will be a party litigant, is hereby empowered to require any person to testify under oath as to any matter which is a proper subject of inquiry by the attorney general and reporter. The attorney general and reporter, or a designee, is authorized to administer all necessary oaths.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-6-401
Authority to give oaths and require testimony
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Paul G. SUMMERS, in His Capacity as Attorney General and Reporter for the State of Tennessee v. ESTATE OF James W. FORD, M.D. (2004)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel Herbert H. Slatery III v. Chevron Corporation (December 2018)
Acts 1976, ch. 646, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-630.
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