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District Attorneys General

8-7-103. Duties.
8-7-101. Districts.
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Sheriffs

8-8-201. Duties of office.
8-8-301. Liability for wrongs of deputies — Limitation.
8-8-302. Suits against counties for wrongs of deputies.
8-8-303. Waiver of governmental immunity — Special deputies.

District Public Defenders and Investigators

8-14-104. District public defender — Duties.
8-14-107. Compensation.

Public Officers And Employees - Chapter 47 Removal of Officers

8-47-101. Officers subject to removal — Grounds.

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General jurisdiction

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-101
Title 16. Courts – Circuit and Criminal Courts – Juristdiction and Powers – General Jurisdiction

“Person” defined

Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-221
Title 20 Civil Procedure – Chapter 2 Process – Part 2 Long-Arm Statutes – 20-2-221. “Person” defined.

Personal jurisdiction based upon enduring relationship

Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-222
Title 20 Civil Procedure – Chapter 2 Process – Part 2 Long-Arm Statutes

Personal jurisdiction based on conduct

Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-223
Title 20 Civil Procedure – Chapter 2 Process – Part 2 Long-Arm Statutes

Other bases of jurisdiction unaffected — Jurisdiction whenever permitted by constitution.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-225
Title 20 Civil Procedure – Chapter 2 Process – Part 2 Long-Arm Statutes

Transitory actions

Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-101
Title 20 Civil Procedure – Chapter 4 Venue – Part 1 Venue of Actions

Damages

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-101
Title 29 Remedies and Special Proceedings – Chapter 39 Compensation for Economic and Noneconomic Damages – 29-39-101. Chapter definitions

Damages

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-102
Title 29 Remedies and Special Proceedings – Chapter 39 Compensation for Economic and Noneconomic Damages – 29-39-102. Civil damage awards.

Punitive damages

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-39-104
Title 29 Remedies and Special Proceedings – Chapter 39 Compensation for Economic and Noneconomic Damages – 29-39-104. Punitive damages.