Every person holding any office of trust or profit, under and by virtue of any of the laws of the state, either state, county, or municipal, except such officers as are by the constitution removable only and exclusively by methods other than those provided in this chapter, who shall knowingly or willfully commit misconduct in office, or who shall knowingly or willfully neglect to perform any duty enjoined upon such officer by any of the laws of the state, or who shall in any public place be in a state of intoxication produced by strong drink voluntarily taken, or who shall engage in any form of illegal gambling, or who shall commit any act constituting a violation of any penal statute involving moral turpitude, shall forfeit such office and shall be ousted from such office in the manner hereinafter provided.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 47 - Removal of Officers
§ 8-47-101. Officers Subject to Removal — Grounds
§ 8-47-102. Institution by Prosecuting Attorneys on Own Initiative
§ 8-47-103. Investigation and Institution of Proceedings
§ 8-47-104. Subpoena to Appear Before Prosecuting Attorney
§ 8-47-105. Testimony Before Prosecuting Attorneys
§ 8-47-106. Disobedience to Attorney's Subpoena
§ 8-47-107. Self-Incrimination Privilege Unavailable — Immunity From Prosecution
§ 8-47-108. Filing of Complaint on Direction of Governor
§ 8-47-109. Governor's Duty to Direct Prosecution
§ 8-47-110. Petition in Name of State — Filing by Relators
§ 8-47-111. Assistance to Prosecution by Relators
§ 8-47-112. Additional Counsel for Prosecution
§ 8-47-113. Form and Contents of Petition
§ 8-47-114. Summons — Time to Answer
§ 8-47-116. Suspension Pending Hearing — Filling of Vacancy
§ 8-47-117. Hearing on Suspension
§ 8-47-118. Application of Chancery Procedure
§ 8-47-120. Judgment of Ouster
§ 8-47-121. Restoration to Office — Salary During Suspension — Attorney Fees