Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-8-601

  • Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101

The civil service system of a county having a metropolitan form of government includes an employee of the sheriff’s office who is classified as a correctional officer.