Tennessee § 8-18-102 Penalty for acceptance of office by ineligible person

Tennessee Statutes

§ 8-18-102 — Penalty for acceptance of office by ineligible person

Tennessee § 8-18-102

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-18-102 (2026).

Text

(a)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.

(b)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.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 281, s 2, eff. 7/1/2019. Code 1858, § 749; Shan., § 1070; Code 1932, § 1813; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1802; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.