Tennessee Code 39-16-105 – Buying and selling in regard to offices

(a) The offense of buying and selling in regard to offices is committed when:

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
class C felony	3 to 15 years	up to $10,000

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Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106

(1) Any person holding any office, or being elected to any office:

(A) Enters into any bargain and sale for any valuable consideration whatever in regard to the office;

(B) Sells, resigns or vacates the office for any pecuniary consideration whatever; or

(C) Refuses to qualify and enter upon the discharge of the duties of the office, by reason of any pecuniary consideration; or

(2) Any person:

(A) Offers to buy any office by inducing the incumbent officer to resign, to vacate, or not to qualify; or

(B) Directly or indirectly engages in corruptly procuring the resignation of any officer for any pecuniary or other valuable consideration.

(b) Buying and selling in regard to offices is a Class C felony.

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