Tennessee § 18-1-301 Grounds for removal

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§ 18-1-301 — Grounds for removal

Tennessee § 18-1-301

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 18-1-301 (2026).

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The court may remove its clerk:

(1)Upon conviction of a misdemeanor in office or of a felony;

(2)For nonresidence in the county in which the court is held;

(3)For failing to give security as required by law;

(4)For failing to pay over public moneys or moneys collected officially;

(5)For incapacity, neglect of duty or misbehavior in office; and (6) For any other cause to which the penalty of removal from office is attached by law.

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The court may remove its clerk: (1) Upon conviction of a misdemeanor in office or of a felony; (2) For nonresidence in the county in which the court is held; (3) For failing to give security as required by law; (4) For failing to pay over public moneys or moneys collected officially; (5) For incapacity, neglect of duty or misbehavior in office; and (6) For any other cause to which the penalty of removal from office is attached by law.