Tennessee § 8-31-108 Penalty for knowing or intentional violations - Presumptions

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§ 8-31-108 — Penalty for knowing or intentional violations - Presumptions

Tennessee § 8-31-108

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-31-108 (2026).

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(a)A state employee who knowingly or intentionally violates § 8-31-103 , and thereafter willfully fails or refuses to remove or remedy the violation as provided by § 8-31-104 , commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b)Upon a violation of § 8-31-103 by a state employee, there is created a rebuttable presumption that a willful failure or refusal to remove or remedy the violation as provided by § 8-31-104 constitutes an actionable basis to institute ouster proceedings under chapter 47 of this title; impeachment proceedings under chapter 46 of this title; or quo warranto proceedings under title 29, chapter 35.

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(a) A state employee who knowingly or intentionally violates § 8-31-103 , and thereafter willfully fails or refuses to remove or remedy the violation as provided by § 8-31-104 , commits a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Upon a violation of § 8-31-103 by a state employee, there is created a rebuttable presumption that a willful failure or refusal to remove or remedy the violation as provided by § 8-31-104 constitutes an actionable basis to institute ouster proceedings under chapter 47 of this title; impeachment proceedings under chapter 46 of this title; or quo warranto proceedings under title 29, chapter 35.