9-3-209 - Attorney's fees for collection of delinquencies. - Tennessee Statutes

9-3-209. Attorney's fees for collection of delinquencies.

(a)  When suits are instituted by the county executive or by the comptroller of the treasury as herein provided, the fee to be allowed and paid the attorney for such attorney's services shall be fixed by the county executive where the suit is instituted by direction of the county executive, but the same shall be approved by the comptroller of the treasury; and, where suits are instituted by direction of the comptroller of the treasury upon the failure of the county executive, such attorney's fees shall be fixed by the comptroller of the treasury, with the approval of the governor.

(b)  No attorney's fees shall accrue against the state or county unless they are collected by the attorney from penalties of delinquents.

[Acts 1923, ch. 109, § 7; Shan. Supp., § 948a17; Code 1932, § 1661; Acts 1945, ch. 36, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 1661; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 9-310, 9-3-109; Acts 1985, ch. 118, § 8.]