Penalty for Acceptance of Office by Ineligible Person

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  1. Any person taking on any office in this state, by election or appointment, under any of the disqualifications specified in § 8-18-101(2)–(5), commits a Class C misdemeanor.
  2. Any person taking on any office in this state, by election or appointment, under the disqualification specified in § 8-18-101(1), commits a Class A misdemeanor.

Code 1858, § 749; Shan., § 1070; Code 1932, § 1813; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1802; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2019, ch. 281, § 2.

Amendments. The 2019 amendment, in (a), deleted “being” preceding “under any”, and inserted “(2) through (5)” following “8-18-101”; and added (b).

Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 281, § 4. July 1, 2019.

Cross-References. Bargain or sale in regard to office, penalty, §39-16-105.

Penalty for Class A and Class C misdemeanors, §40-35-111.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Public Officers, § 4.


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