Tennessee § 8-17-106 - Removal from office for failure to adopt ethical standards — Violations of standards.
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§ 8-17-106. Removal from office for failure to adopt ethical standards — Violations of standards.
Members of a governing body of an entity covered by this chapter who fail to adopt ethical standards as provided in this chapter shall be subject to removal from office as provided in chapter 47 of this title. Violations of ethical standards by officials or employees of entities covered by this chapter shall be enforced in accordance with provisions of existing law; provided, that no civil penalties for a violation of title 3, chapter 6, part 3 shall be imposed by the ethics commission on an employee of entities covered by this chapter. The ethics commission shall instead refer the commission's findings and recommendations for appropriate action to the appropriate official with supervisory authority over the person. Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, § 49; 2007, ch. 322, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2006, ch. 1, § 1 of the extraordinary session of the 104th general assembly provided that the act is and may be cited as the “Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006.”
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