Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-406 (2024)
Suspension, removal and discharge from office
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- (a) A public servant convicted under § 39-16-402, § 39-16-403 or § 39-16-404 shall be removed from office or discharged from the position.
- (b) A public servant elected or appointed for a specified term shall be:
- (1) Suspended without pay immediately upon conviction in the trial court through the final disposition of the case;
- (2) Removed from office for the duration of the term during which the conviction occurred if the conviction becomes final; and
- (3) Barred from holding any appointed or elected office for ten (10) years from the date the conviction becomes final.
- (c) A public servant who serves at-will shall be discharged upon conviction in the trial court. Subsequent public service shall rest with the hiring or appointing authority; provided, that the authority has been fully informed of the conviction.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Ezell v. Cockrell, 902 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. 1995).
Ezell v. Cockrell, 902 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. 1995). “§ 39-16-401 to § 39-16-406 (1991); Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-47-101 to § 8-47-126 (1993).”
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