Tennessee § 18-1-301 - Grounds for removal.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 18-1-301 — Grounds for removal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-1-301. Grounds for removal.
The court may remove its clerk: Upon conviction of a misdemeanor in office or of a felony; For nonresidence in the county in which the court is held; For failing to give security as required by law; For failing to pay over public moneys or moneys collected officially; For incapacity, neglect of duty or misbehavior in office; and For any other cause to which the penalty of removal from office is attached by law. Code 1858, § 4061 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 17, § 1); Shan., § 5876; Code 1932, § 10076; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-119. Cross-References. Removal of supreme court clerk, § 18-3-110 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Clerks of Court, §§ 7, 13; 8 Tenn. Juris., Criminal Procedure, § 4. Cited: Marshall v. Sevier County, 639 S.W.2d 440, 1982 Tenn. App. LEXIS 396 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982).
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Section 18-1-301 ("Grounds for removal.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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