8-7-602 - Fiscal officer. - Tennessee Statutes

8-7-602. Fiscal officer.

(a)  Whereas, the various district attorneys general for the state of Tennessee are entitled to receive and do receive funding from various state, federal and local governmental sources, and private donors, and an orderly system for receiving and disbursing same is necessary, the district attorneys general are hereby authorized and empowered to designate the executive director of the district attorneys general conference as fiscal officer for the judicial district served by a district attorney general. The executive director is authorized and empowered to receive and disburse funds so received for any lawful purpose not inconsistent with this part.

(b)  (1)  The executive director is hereby designated as fiscal officer for the receipt and disbursement of all funds distributed pursuant to § 36-5-107 and related federal matching funds when the office of the district attorney general is the agency actually participating in the child support collection program as provided by federal law.

     (2)  Any unspent incentive funds being held by counties for the benefit of the offices of district attorneys general as of April 30, 1990, shall be transferred to the executive director.

[Acts 1986, ch. 766, § 2; 1990, ch. 974, § 1; 1996, ch. 996, § 2.]