Tennessee Statutes

Title 8 - Public Officers And Employees

Chapter 1 - Governor
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Transitional Provisions
Chapter 2 - Lieutenant Governor
- 8-2-101 - Office created Succession to governorship.
- 8-2-102 - Speaker of senate to be lieutenant governor.
Chapter 3 - Secretary of State
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Ascertaining Action on Local or Private Acts
Chapter 4 - Comptroller of the Treasury
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Hearings and Investigations
- Part 3 - Disability of Comptroller of the Treasury Assistant Comptroller of the Treasury
- Part 4 - Community Grant Agencies
- Part 5 - Local Government Instances of Fraud Reporting Act
- Part 6 - Office of Open Records Counsel
Chapter 5 - State Treasurer
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Disability of State TreasurerAdditional State Treasurer
Chapter 6 - Attorney General and ReporterLegal Department
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Reports and Opinions
- Part 3 - Coordination with Other State  Agencies and Attorneys
- Part 4 - Investigative Authority
Chapter 7 - District Attorneys General
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Criminal Investigators and Assistant District Attorneys GeneralCompensation
- Part 3 - District Attorneys General Conference
- Part 4 - Private Co-Counsel for Crime Victims
- Part 5 - Assistance to Grand Juries
- Part 6 - District Attorneys General Fiscal Affairs
Chapter 8 - Sheriffs
- Part 1 - AppointmentVacancy
- Part 2 - Powers and Duties
- Part 3 - Liability for Wrongs of Deputies
- Part 4 - County Sheriff's Civil Service Law
- Part 5 - Disposal of Property by Sheriff
- Part 6 - Correctional Officers Civil Service
Chapter 9 - Coroners
- 8-9-101 - County coroner Creation of office Election and term of office Medical examiners as coroners.
- 8-9-102 - Removal Vacancies.
- 8-9-103 - Surety bond.
- 8-9-104 - Oath of office.
- 8-9-105 - Deputies.
- 8-9-106 - Process directed to coroner.
Chapter 10 - Constables
- Part 1 - In General
- Part 2 - Training and Qualifications
Chapter 11 - County Trustees
- 8-11-101 - Election Term of office.
- 8-11-102 - Entry into office Bond.
- 8-11-103 - Minimum amount of bond Determination Surety Examination of sufficiency.
- 8-11-104 - Duties.
- 8-11-105 - Refusal to pay warrant or demand.
- 8-11-106 - Liability to judgment on motion.
- 8-11-107 - Receipts for costs filed.
- 8-11-108 - Forfeiture for defaults.
- 8-11-109 - Failure to pay balance on expiration of term.
- 8-11-110 - Compensation for handling funds.
- 8-11-111 - Vacancies.
Chapter 12 - Surveyors
- 8-12-101 - Election.
- 8-12-102 - Bond Oath of office.
- 8-12-103 - Term of office Location of records.
- 8-12-104 - Deputies.
- 8-12-105 - Duty to execute surveys.
- 8-12-106 - Oath of chain bearers Plat.
- 8-12-107 - Compensation fixed by county legislative body.
- 8-12-108 - Compensation allowed by courts.
- 8-12-109 - Fees as costs.
- 8-12-110 - Establishment of meridian lines.
- 8-12-111 - Testing of instruments Notation of magnetic declination.
- 8-12-112 - Report of tests.
- 8-12-113 - Prior surveys undisturbed.
- 8-12-114 - Interference with meridian markers Penalty.
- 8-12-115 - Liability for wrongful survey Acts of deputy.
- 8-12-116 - Delivery of records to successor.
- 8-12-117 - Delivery after death of surveyor.
- 8-12-118 - Compensation for records delivered.
Chapter 13 - Registers
- 8-13-101 - Election Term of office.
- 8-13-102 - Surety bonds Oath of office.
- 8-13-103 - Terms of bond.
- 8-13-104 - Vacation of office.
- 8-13-105 - Deputies Appointment Death, resignation or removal of register.
- 8-13-106 - Location of office.
- 8-13-107 - Records kept in office.
- 8-13-108 - Duties of office.
- 8-13-109 - Payment for record books.
- 8-13-110 - Indictment of register for failure to perform duties Civil liability.
- 8-13-111 - Fees accompanying instrument Register to adopt policy regarding overages.
- 8-13-112 - Seal of office.
- 8-13-113 - Effect of certification under seal.
- 8-13-114 - Acting as entry taker.
- 8-13-115 - Preservation of records of entry.
- 8-13-116 - [Obsolete.]
- 8-13-117 - Failure to comply with entry requirements.
- 8-13-118 - Recording of military discharge documents in the office of county register.
Chapter 14 - Public Defenders
- Part 1 - Public Defender Pilot Project [Repealed]
- Part 2 - District Public Defenders and Investigators
- Part 3 - District Public Defenders Conference
- Part 4 - Executive Director of the District Public Defenders Conference
- Part 5 - District Public Defender's Fiscal Affairs
Chapter 15 - Auditors
- 8-15-101 - Employment by counties.
- 8-15-102 - Employment by committee Bond.
- 8-15-103 - Report.
- 8-15-104 - Appropriation for expenses.
Chapter 16 - Notaries Public
- Part 1 - Qualifications
- Part 2 - Notaries at Large [Repealed or Transferred]
- Part 3 - Powers and Duties [Repealed or Transferred]
- Part 4 - Consumer Protection
Chapter 17 - Ethical Standards for Officials and Employees
- 8-17-101 - Legislative intent.
- 8-17-102 -   Chapter definitions Application to jointly created instrumentalities, utility districts and school districts.
- 8-17-103 - Adoption of ethical standards.
- 8-17-104 - Standards open to public inspection Filing standards and amendments with ethics commission.
- 8-17-105 - Adoption of models of ethical standards.
- 8-17-106 - Removal from office for failure to adopt ethical standards Violations of standards.  
Chapter 18 - Eligibility, Commissions, and Oaths
- 8-18-101 - Eligibility to hold office.
- 8-18-102 - Penalty for acceptance of office by ineligible person.
- 8-18-103 - Residence of officers.
- 8-18-104 - Terms of office Filling of vacancies.
- 8-18-105 - Terms of appointive officers.
- 8-18-106 - Officers commissioned.
- 8-18-107 - Administration of oaths of office.
- 8-18-108 - Filing of oaths of state and judicial officers.
- 8-18-109 - Filing of oaths of county officers Administration of oaths.
- 8-18-110 - Endorsement of time of filing.
- 8-18-111 - Form of oath of office.
- 8-18-112 - Deputies' oaths.
- 8-18-113 - Acting without oath.
- 8-18-114 - Application of oath provisions to future offices.
Chapter 19 - Bonds of Officers
- Part 1 - Form and Filing of Bonds
- Part 2 - Examination, Approval, and Transmittal of Bonds
- Part 3 - Liability on Bonds
- Part 4 - New and Additional Bonds
- Part 5 - Unauthorized Settlements
Chapter 20 - Appointment of Deputies and Assistants
- 8-20-101 - Application for authority to employ deputies.
- 8-20-102 - County executive as defendant Hearing and decision.
- 8-20-103 - Requirements for authorization.
- 8-20-104 - Decree Modification.
- 8-20-105 - Reduction of number or salaries.
- 8-20-106 - Appeal of decision.
- 8-20-107 - Costs of proceedings.
- 8-20-108 - [Obsolete.]
- 8-20-109 - Removal of deputies or assistants.
- 8-20-110 - Refunds to allow for salaries of deputies.
- 8-20-111 - Release to allow for salaries paid.
- 8-20-112 - Employment or termination of employment.
- 8-20-113 - 8-20-119. [Reserved.]
- 8-20-120 - Sheriff's departments Funding Salaries Employees.
Chapter 21 - Fees Charged
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Secretary of State
- Part 3 - District Attorneys General [Repealed]
- Part 4 - Clerks of Court
- Part 5 - Appellate Court Clerks
- Part 6 - Clerks and Masters in Chancery
- Part 7 - County Clerks
- Part 8 - Special Commissioners
- Part 9 - Sheriffs and Constables
- Part 10 - Registers
- Part 11 - Surveyors
- Part 12 - Notaries Public
- Part 13 - Legal Notices
Chapter 22 - Accounting for Fees
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - District Attorneys General [Repealed]
- Part 3 - Appellate Court Clerks [Repealed]
Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees
- Part 1 - Compensation for Specific Offices
- Part 2 - General Provisions
Chapter 24 - Compensation of County Officers and Clerks of Court
- 8-24-101 - Classification of counties.
- 8-24-102 - Compensation of county officials.
- 8-24-103 - Fees in lieu of salary.
- 8-24-104 - [Repealed.]
- 8-24-105 - [Obsolete.]
- 8-24-106 - Records of fees where supplemental salary required.
- 8-24-107 - Payment of minimum salary.
- 8-24-108 - Sheriff and clerk of criminal court Supplemental salaries.
- 8-24-109 - Ex officio services as clerk of special court.
- 8-24-110 - [Repealed.]
- 8-24-111 - Ex officio services of sheriff.
- 8-24-112 - [Repealed.]
- 8-24-113 - Private acts fixing salary of county executive unaffected.
- 8-24-114 - County legislative body authorized to fix salary of county executive in excess of statutory amount.
- 8-24-115 - County commissioners in counties of 100,000 to 600,000.
- 8-24-116 - 8-24-118. [Repealed.]
Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs
- Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act
- Part 2 - Tax Shelters [Repealed]
- Part 3 - Profit Sharing or Salary Reduction Plans
- Part 4 - Football Coaches [Repealed]
- Part 5 - Cafeteria Plans for State Employees
Chapter 26 - Reimbursement of Expenses
- 8-26-101 - Expenses of judicial officers.
- 8-26-102 - Expense accounts of judicial officers.
- 8-26-103 - Office expense of appellate court clerks.
- 8-26-104 - Office expense of clerks of court and trustees.
- 8-26-105 - Jailers' fees State subsidies.
- 8-26-106 - Reimbursement of jailer for keeping state prisoners.
- 8-26-107 - Fees for witnesses committed to jail.
- 8-26-108 - Transportation of prisoner by sheriff.
- 8-26-109 - Form and contents of expense accounts generally Vouchers.
- 8-26-110 - Filing and audit of expense claims.
- 8-26-111 - False oath to expense account.
- 8-26-112 - Expenses of salaried county officers, clerks and masters.
- 8-26-113 - Automobiles for salaried county officers.
- 8-26-114 - Moving expenses for involuntary transferees.
- 8-26-115 - Airplane travel limited to standard coach fare.
Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees
- Part 1 - State Insurance Committee
- Part 2 - Group Insurance for State Officials and Employees
- Part 3 - Group Insurance for Local Education Employees
- Part 4 - Group Insurance for Local Governments
- Part 5 - Insurance for County Employees and Officials
- Part 6 - Insurance for Employees and Officials of Municipal Corporations and Special School Districts
- Part 7 - Supplemental Medical Insurance for Retirees
Chapters 28, 29 - [RESERVED]
Chapter 30 - Civil Service
- Part 1 - Civil Service Commission
- Part 2 - Career Service Employees
- Part 3 - Civil Service Appointments and Tenure
- Part 4 - Reductions in Work Force [Effective until June 30, 2010]
Chapter 31 - Uniform Nepotism Policy
- 8-31-101 - Short title.
- 8-31-102 - Chapter definitions.
- 8-31-103 - Direct supervision of relatives prohibited.
- 8-31-104 - Transfer of spouses.
- 8-31-105 - Prospective application of chapter.
- 8-31-106 - Conflicting nepotism policies prohibited.
- 8-31-107 - Special school house parents excepted.
Chapter 32 - [Reserved]
Chapter 33 - Employees in Military Service
- 8-33-101 - Chapter definitions.
- 8-33-102 - Reemployment after discharge from service.
- 8-33-103 - Reemployment in different department.
- 8-33-104 - Rights after reemployment.
- 8-33-105 - Military leave to report for duty Reinstatement on rejection.
- 8-33-106 - Enforcement by commissioner of personnel.
- 8-33-107 - Enforcement in chancery.
- 8-33-108 - Inconsistent laws inapplicable.
- 8-33-109 - Reservists' leave of absence.
Chapter 34 - RetirementGenerally
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Administration
- Part 3 - Board of Trustees
- Part 4 - Medical Advisors
- Part 5 - Actuarial Services
- Part 6 - Creditable Service
- Part 7 - Superseded Systems
Chapter 35 - RetirementMembership
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Local Governmental Units
- Part 3 - MembershipTeachers in Local Systems
- Part 4 - Optional Retirement Systems in State Institutions of Higher Education
- Part 5 - Tennessee Sheriffs' Association
Chapter 36 - Retirement Benefits
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Service Retirement
- Part 3 - Early Service Retirement
- Part 4 - Vesting Retirement
- Part 5 - Disability Retirement
- Part 6 - Optional Retirement Allowances
- Part 7 - Increased or Decreased Allowances
- Part 8 - Reemployment After Retirement
Chapter 37 - RetirementFinancing and Funds
- Part 1 - Custody and Management of FundsInvestment
- Part 2 - Members' Fund
- Part 3 - State Accumulation Fund
- Part 4 - State Contributions
- Part 5 - ContributionsGeneral
- Part 6 - Financing from Other Sources
Chapter 38 - Social Security
- 8-38-101 - Chapter definitions.
- 8-38-102 - Declaration of policy.
- 8-38-103 - Agreement with federal administrator.
- 8-38-104 - Employees of interstate instrumentalities.
- 8-38-105 - Contributions by employees required.
- 8-38-106 - Deduction from wages.
- 8-38-107 - Adjustment of contributions.
- 8-38-108 - Political subdivisions Terms of plans Exclusions.
- 8-38-109 - [Repealed.]
- 8-38-110 - Election as to coverage groups.
- 8-38-111 - Payments by political subdivisions.
- 8-38-112 - Deductions from subdivision employees' wages.
- 8-38-113 - Administrative costs paid by subdivisions.
- 8-38-114 - Recovery of delinquencies and penalties Contracts assuring social security contributions.
- 8-38-115 - Contribution fund Establishment Control.
- 8-38-116 - Appropriations for contributions and administrative costs.
- 8-38-117 - Use of contribution fund.
- 8-38-118 - Ex officio treasurer and custodian of fund.
- 8-38-119 - Payments to treasury department.
- 8-38-120 - Appropriation estimates.
- 8-38-121 - [Repealed.]
- 8-38-122 - Rules and regulations.
- 8-38-123 - State retirement systems unaffected Two retirement systems National guard employees Regional boards and university Referendum.
- 8-38-124 - [Repealed.]
- 8-38-125 - Sick payments on account of illness or accident disability to an employee.
- 8-38-126 - Public charter school employees Social security.
Chapter 39 - Miscellaneous Pensions and Retirement Funds
- Part 1 - State Employees and Teachers Not Covered by Any Retirement System
- Part 2 - Former Governors and Surviving Spouses
- Part 3 - State University and Community College System Employees [Repealed]
- Part 4 - Teachers in the School for the Deaf [Repealed]
- Part 5 - Widows of Confederate Soldiers [Obsolete]
- Part 6 - State Employees With 50 Years of Service [Repealed]
Chapters 40, 41 - [RESERVED]
Chapter 42 - Defense of State Employees
- 8-42-101 - Chapter definitions.
- 8-42-102 - [Repealed.]
- 8-42-103 - Defense counsel for state employees.
- 8-42-104 - No attorney general and reporter representation in criminal actions Compensation Costs.
- 8-42-105 - [Repealed.]
- 8-42-106 - [Repealed.]
- 8-42-107 - Appropriations for defense costs.
- 8-42-108 - Attorney general and reporter's actions not reviewable.
- 8-42-109 - [Repealed.]
Chapter 43 - [Reserved]
Chapter 44 - Public Meetings
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Labor Negotiations
Chapter 45 - [Reserved]
Chapter 46 - Impeachment
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Fees and Costs
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.
- 8-47-115 - Pleadings.
- 8-47-116 - Suspension pending hearing Filling of vacancy.
- 8-47-117 - Hearing on suspension.
- 8-47-118 - Application of chancery procedure.
- 8-47-119 - Trial Continuance Right to jury.
- 8-47-120 - Judgment of ouster.
- 8-47-121 - Restoration to office Salary during suspension Attorney fees.
- 8-47-122 - Liability for costs.
- 8-47-123 - Appeal.
- 8-47-124 - Procedure.
- 8-47-125 - Priority on appeal.
- 8-47-126 - Criminal liability unaffected.
- 8-47-127 - Lottery construed.
Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Absence in Military Service
Chapter 49 - Transfer of Records and Property of Office
- 8-49-101 - Delivery to successor required.
- 8-49-102 - Order to show cause for nondelivery.
- 8-49-103 - Inquiry as to nondelivery.
- 8-49-104 - Oath of delivery to qualified successor.
- 8-49-105 - Commitment for failure to deliver records and property.
- 8-49-106 - Search warrant for records and property.
- 8-49-107 - Delivery of records and property returned on warrant.
Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- Part 2 - Insurance for County Employees and Officials [Transferred]
- Part 3 - Insurance for Employees and Officials of Municipal Corporations and Special School Districts [Transferred]
- Part 4 - Interchange of Personnel
- Part 5 - Disclosure Statements of Conflict of Interests
- Part 6 - Public Employee Political Freedom Act
- Part 7 - Contributions to Education Trust Fund
- Part 8 - Leave for State Employees
- Part 9 - Sick Leave Banks
- Part 10 - State Employee Associations
- Part 11 - Athletic Competition Leave
- Part 12 - Other Post-Employment Benefit Investment Trust Act of 2006
APPENDIX - Superseded Retirement Systems 
- 1 - Former Governors and Spouses 
- 2 - Attorneys General Retirement System 
- 3 - State Retirement System 
- 4 - Retirement Creditable Service 
- 5 - Retirement Incentive Plans 
- 6 - Operators of Contractor-Owned School Buses 
- 7 - Transfers to and from University of Tennessee System 
- 8 - Retirement System for County Officials 
- 9 - Judges' Retirement System 
- 10 - Retirement System for County Paid Judges 
- 11 - State Teachers' Retirement System 
- 12 - University of Tennessee Retirement System 
- 13 - Public Service Commissioners' Retirement Fund