(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.

Attorney's Note

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

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-31-108

  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • State employee: means any person who is employed by a governmental entity. See Tennessee Code 8-31-102
(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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