(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.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-18-102

(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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