Public Acts of 1967 Chapter 254

COMPILER'S NOTE: The following act is a public act of special application and is not codified in Tennessee Code Annotated.

SECTION 1. That there is hereby created a Criminal Investigator for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of this State. Such Criminal Investigator shall be appointed by the District Attorney General and shall serve at the pleasure of such official. He shall be a licensed attorney or a person experienced in the investigation of crime. His compensation shall be as provided by law and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the State Treasury. He shall perform such duties and make such investigations as will be assigned to him by the District Attorney General, and he shall have the same power and authority as deputies of the county sheriff.

If the Criminal Investigator is an attorney licensed to practice in this state, he shall receive the same compensation provided by Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-7-201(b) for part-time assistant attorneys general and in addition to the duties set out in this section, the District Attorney General may, in his discretion, assign such Investigator to serve as an assistant district attorney for such Circuit.

SECTION 2. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed: May 22, 1967.