No person shall engage in the practice of law or serve as a member of the general assembly while serving as sheriff.
Code 1858, § 357 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 4); Shan., § 446; Code 1932, § 693; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-801; Acts 2009, ch. 56, § 1.
Cross-References. Accounting for fees, title 8, ch. 22.
Appearing in court as attorney or counsel for any party prohibited, §8-8-205.
Compensation for ex officio services, §8-24-111.
Elected during regular August election, §2-3-202.
Election contests, title 2, ch. 17.
Election of sheriff, Tenn. Const., art. VII, § 1.
Permitting escape, §39-16-607.
Process, refusal or omission to execute, §39-16-402.
Salary, title 8, ch. 24.
Special license plates for sheriffs, §55-4-222.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 22 Tenn. Juris., Sheriffs, § 6.
Law Reviews.
Procedure and Evidence — 1959 Tennessee Survey, 12 Vand. L. Rev. 1281 (1959).