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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-406

Suspension, removal and discharge from office

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

(1) 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.

(2) A public servant elected or appointed for a specified term shall be: Suspended without pay immediately upon conviction in the trial court through the final disposition of the case;

(3) Removed from office for the duration of the term during which the conviction occurred if the conviction becomes final; and

(4) Barred from holding any appointed or elected office for ten (10) years from the date the conviction becomes final.

(5) 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.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.