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TN Code § 8-12-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Surveyors|§ 8-12-118. Compensation for Records Delivered

 The county legislative body, a majority of the members being present, may make the late surveyor, or such surveyor's personal representatives, compensation for the books and papers delivered over.   Code 1858, § 444 (deriv. Acts 1837-1838, ch. 149, § 3); Shan., § 548; Code 1932, § 800; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1218.
TN Code § 8-13-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-101. Election — Term of Office

  A register is elected for each county by the qualified voters thereof, and holds the office for four (4) years, and until a successor is qualified.   If a vacancy shall occur in the office of register, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b).    Code 1858, § 446 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 4); Shan., § 558; Code 1932, § 807; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1301; Acts 1981, ch. 318, § 7.
TN Code § 8-13-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-102. Surety Bonds — Oath of Office

  Upon producing the certificate of election before the county legislative body, at the next session after the delivery of the same, the register shall be entitled to enter upon the discharge of the duties of the office, after first giving bond, and taking the oath to support the constitutions of the state and of the United States, and an oath of office. The bond shall be prepared in accordance with chapter 19 of this title, approved by the county legislative body, recorded in the office of the county register of deeds, and transmitted to the office of the county clerk for safekeeping.   The governing body of any county, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, shall elect whether or not the county register of the county shall make a surety bond or a bond with two (2) or more good sureties, approved by the legislative body, prior to the time such register is inducted and sworn into office.    Code 1858, § 447 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 5); Shan., § 559; mod. Code 1932, § 808; Acts 1977, ch. 270, § 5; 1978, ch. 689, §§ 3, 12; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1302; Acts 1998, ch. 677, § 12; 2013, ch. 315, § 9.
TN Code § 8-13-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-103. Terms of Bond

 The bond shall be in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in counties with a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000), and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in counties with a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or in a greater sum as the county legislative body may determine, payable to the state of Tennessee, conditioned on the true and faithful discharge of the duties of the office.   Code 1858, § 448 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 13; 1847-1848, ch. 167); Shan., § 560; Code 1932, § 809; Acts 1977, ch. 270, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1303; Acts 2013, ch. 315, § 10.
TN Code § 8-13-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-104. Vacation of Office

  Any register who fails to give bond as required by § 8-13-103 within thirty (30) days after election, who fails to provide a client representation letter to the comptroller of the treasury within ten (10) days of a request for such letter during an audit, or who moves out of the county, shall vacate the office.   Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any register who vacates the office in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) shall forfeit all compensation from the time of such vacation.    Code 1858, § 449 (deriv. Acts 1823, ch. 5, § 1); Shan., § 561; Code 1932, § 810; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1304; Acts 1987, ch. 272, §§ 1, 3.
TN Code § 8-13-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-105. Deputies — Appointment — Death, Resignation or Removal of Register

 The register may appoint a deputy or deputies and, in case of the principal's death, resignation or removal, the principal deputy shall continue to act until an appointment shall be made to fill the vacancy, in the manner prescribed by law. All deeds registered by deputies are declared to be validly registered.   Code 1858, § 452 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 48, § 2; 1851-1852, ch. 175, § 4); Acts 1859-1860, ch. 91, § 4; Shan., §§ 564, 565; mod. Code 1932, §§ 813, 814; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1305; Acts 1993, ch. 315, § 18.
TN Code § 8-13-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-106. Location of Office

 The register shall keep the register's office in the county seat and, either personally or by deputy, shall give due attendance at the office for the purpose of performing the register's official duties.   Code 1858, § 450 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 1, §§ 1, 2; 1831, ch. 90, § 15; 1853-1854, ch. 87, § 5); Shan., § 562; mod. Code 1932, § 811; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1306.
TN Code § 8-13-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-107. Records Kept in Office — Suitable Facility

  The papers and records of the office shall at all times be and remain in the register's office or other suitable facility.   As used in this section, “suitable facility” means a facility that stores local government records securely against theft and natural disasters.    Code 1858, § 451 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 1, § 1; 1853-1854, ch. 87, § 5); Shan., § 563; Code 1932, § 812; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1307; Acts 2019, ch. 68, §§ 1, 2.
TN Code § 8-13-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-109. Payment for Record Books

 The different county legislative bodies or trustees shall pay for all such books procured as aforementioned, as is now done for county records.
TN Code § 8-13-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-110. Indictment of Register for Failure to Perform Duties — Civil Liability

 Upon failure to perform any official duties, the register may be indicted for a Class C misdemeanor and the register and the register's sureties shall be civilly responsible to any person injured by the failure.   Code 1858, § 456; Acts 1871, ch. 85, § 2; Shan., § 570; mod. Code 1932, § 825; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1310; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
TN Code § 8-13-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-111. Fees Accompanying Instrument — Register to Adopt Policy Regarding Overages

  The register shall not be compelled to receive a deed, in any case, and perform official duties in relation thereto, unless the legal fees for registration accompany the instrument.   A register shall adopt a policy regarding the procedure to follow if the register receives instruments for recordation accompanied by fees in excess of the required amount, and that policy shall include one (1) or more of the following:  Establishing a credit, debit or a copy account for individual customers;   Contacting the person or entity tendering the instrument for specific instructions regarding the excess fee;   Allowing the register's office to retain reasonable overage amounts as fees of the office; or   Registering every instrument eligible for registration and providing a refund of the excess moneys, less a reasonable amount of the excess payments retained as fees of the office.      Code 1858, § 453 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 12, § 5); Shan., § 566; Code 1932, § 815; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1311; Acts 2004, ch. 896, § 1.
TN Code § 8-13-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-112. Seal of Office

 The county registers in the various counties are authorized and empowered to have official seals, which shall be made so as to emboss on paper and contain the words, “Register's Office of  (the name of county) County.”
TN Code § 8-13-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-113. Effect of Certification Under Seal

 All instruments certified by the county register under seal shall have the same force and effect as certified instruments under seal from courts of record; provided, that instruments certified without the seal shall have the same effect that they would have had before the passage of this section and § 8-13-112.
TN Code § 8-13-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-114. Acting as Entry Taker

 In all counties where there is no entry taker, the registers of such counties are authorized to act as such and receive remuneration as such.
TN Code § 8-13-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-115. Preservation of Records of Entry

 The books and papers of entry belonging to the office shall be kept and carefully preserved by the register.
TN Code § 8-13-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-116. Recording Official Discharge From the Military With Register of Deeds

  The register of deeds shall record the official discharge of persons who after 1915 have served as members of the United States armed forces, the United States armed forces reserve, or the United States armed forces auxiliary.   The register of deeds shall, after September 1, 2010, record the official discharge of persons who have served as members of the United States armed forces, the United States armed forces reserves, or the United States armed forces auxiliary in a bound book separate from all other documents recorded in the register of deeds office in those counties that do not store documents electronically. No other public documents shall be recorded and stored in these designated books.   The register of deeds shall keep books which originated prior to, as well as after, September 1, 2010, and which have been designated specifically for the storage of official military discharge documents in a location not accessible to the general public, so long as the books do not contain other public documents.   The register of deeds, in counties that record and store documents electronically, shall not make available to the general public any display of military discharge records and shall only provide copies of such records in compliance with § 10-7-513.
TN Code § 8-13-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-117. Failure to Comply With Entry Requirements

 Any register who fails strictly to comply with §§ 8-13-114 — 8-13-116 commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 8-13-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Registers|§ 8-13-118. Recording of Military Discharge Documents in the Office of County Register

   If a veteran of the United States armed forces, or any other person, personally appears and presents to the county register a military discharge for recording, before accepting the document for recording, the county register shall give to the person a written notice substantially as follows:  NOTICEA MILITARY DISCHARGE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY REGISTER IS NOT A CONFIDENTIAL RECORD. IT IS A PUBLIC RECORD AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE DISCHARGE CAN BE EXAMINED BY ANYONE.    A military discharge may be recorded with all or a portion of the veteran's social security identification number redacted, but this is not required for recording. However, if the discharge is altered, the United States government may not accept it as a valid document for purposes of approving military benefits to the veteran or the veteran's family. A county register will not cause a military discharge record recorded in the office of the county register to be viewed over the Internet, except through a subscription service approved by the county register.   If, after giving the person offering the document the opportunity to read the notice described in subdivision (a)(1), the person still desires to have the military discharge recorded, the county register may record it. The register may record a military discharge received by mail without giving the notice described in subdivision (a)(1).     A county register may record a military discharge of a veteran of the United States armed forces that is received with or without the redaction of all or a portion of the veteran's social security identification number. For a military discharge to be eligible for recording, the document must be an original or a copy authenticated as a true copy by the appropriate armed service of the United States or the United States department of defense or agency thereof. Additionally, the county register may make a copy of a military discharge eligible for recording, allow the person tendering the military discharge to make redactions on the copy made by the county register, and record the copy with the redactions.
TN Code § 8-15-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Auditors|§ 8-15-101. Employment by Counties

 The counties are authorized to employ accountants to audit the books of the officers and employees of the counties. Prior to any county authorizing the employment of such auditors or accountants, the county shall request and must obtain the approval of the comptroller of the treasury. The employment of such auditors or accountants is subject to the requirements of § 4-3-304.
TN Code § 8-15-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Auditors|§ 8-15-102. Employment by Committee — Bond

 Such auditor shall be employed by a committee of not less than three (3), appointed by the county legislative body from the members of the legislative body, which committee shall require the accountant so employed to furnish bond for the faithful performance of the accountant's duties.
TN Code § 8-15-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Auditors|§ 8-15-103. Report

 The report of such auditor or accountant shall be furnished to the comptroller of the treasury and members of the county legislative body, and all citizens of the county shall have access to the report.
TN Code § 8-15-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Auditors|§ 8-15-104. Appropriation for Expenses

 The county legislative body has the authority to appropriate funds out of the general fund of the county for the purpose of defraying the expenses of such audit.
TN Code § 8-17-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Ethical Standards for Officials and Employees|§ 8-17-101. Legislative Intent

 It is the intent of the general assembly that the integrity of the processes of local government be secured and protected from abuse. The general assembly recognizes that holding public office and public employment is a public trust and that citizens of Tennessee are entitled to an ethical, accountable and incorruptible government.
TN Code § 8-17-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Ethical Standards for Officials and Employees|§ 8-17-102. Chapter Definitions — Application to Jointly Created Instrumentalities, Utility Districts and School Districts

  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  “Commission” means the Tennessee ethics commission;   “County” means a county, metropolitan or consolidated government, inclusive of any boards, commissions, authorities, corporations or other instrumentalities appointed or created by the county or an official of the county. Furthermore, for the purpose of this chapter, the county election commission shall be considered an instrumentality of county government; and the administrator of elections and other employees of the election commission shall be considered county employees. Likewise, for the purpose of this chapter, the county health department shall be considered a county department and its employees shall be considered county employees;   “Ethical standards” includes rules and regulations regarding limits on, and/or reasonable and systematic disclosure of, gifts or other things of value received by officials and employees that impact or appear to impact their discretion, and shall include rules and regulations regarding reasonable and systematic disclosure by officials and employees of their personal interests that impact or appear to impact their discretion. The term “ethical standards” does not include personnel or employment policies or policies or procedures related to operational aspects of governmental entities;   “Municipality” means an incorporated city or town, inclusive of any boards, commissions, authorities, corporations or other instrumentalities appointed or created by the municipality; and   “Officials and employees” means and includes any official, whether elected or appointed, officer, employee or servant, or any member of any board, agency, commission, authority or corporation, whether compensated or not, or any officer, employee or servant thereof, of a county or municipality.     If a board, commission, authority, corporation or other instrumentality is created by two (2) or more local government entities, such creating entities shall, by amendment to the interlocal agreement or other agreement creating such joint instrumentality, designate the ethical standards that govern the jointly created instrumentality.   Utility districts shall be considered separate governmental entities and shall be governed by ethical standards established by the board of commissioners of the utility district in conformity with § 8-17-105(b). Water, wastewater and gas authorities created by a private act or under the general law shall be considered separate governmental entities and shall be governed by ethical standards established by the governing board of the water, wastewater or gas authority in conformity with § 8-17-105(b).   County, municipal and special school districts shall be considered separate governmental entities and shall be governed by ethical standards established by the board of education of the school district.
TN Code § 8-17-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Ethical Standards for Officials and Employees|§ 8-17-103. Adoption of Ethical Standards

  Not later than June 30, 2007, the governing body of each entity covered by this chapter shall adopt by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, ethical standards for all officials and employees of such entity. To the extent that an issue covered by an ethical standard is addressed by a law of general application, public law of local application, local option law, or private act, any ethical standard adopted by a governing body shall not be less restrictive than such laws.   By resolution of the county legislative body, any county having a population of eight hundred thousand (800,000) or more, according to the 2000 census or any subsequent federal census, may elect to include all of its administrative officials and employees and all of its legislative officials and employees within the meaning and scope of title 3, chapter 6, part 3, as if the county officials and employees were officials and employees of state government. Upon adopting the resolution on or before June 30, 2007, the county shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this part; provided, that the county shall periodically reimburse the Tennessee ethics commission for the commission's increased costs arising from oversight and regulation of the county officials and employees.
TN Code § 8-17-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Ethical Standards for Officials and Employees|§ 8-17-104. Standards Open to Public Inspection — Filing Standards and Amendments With Ethics Commission

 Each entity covered by this chapter shall maintain, for public inspection, the ethical standards of such entity and shall cause a copy of the adopted standards to be filed with the ethics commission. Any amendments or other modifications to the ethical standards shall also be filed with the commission as soon as practical after adoption by the governing body.
TN Code § 8-17-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - Ethical Standards for Officials and Employees|§ 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.
TN Code § 8-18-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Eligibility, Commissions, and Oaths|§ 8-18-101. Eligibility to Hold Office

 All persons eighteen (18) years of age or older who are citizens of the United States and of this state, and have been inhabitants of the state, county, district, or circuit for the period required by the constitution and laws of the state, are qualified to hold office under the authority of this state except:   Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or any other offense declared infamous under § 40-20-112, unless restored to citizenship under title 40, chapter 29; except those who have been convicted of an infamous crime if the offense was committed in the person's official capacity or involved the duties of the person's office, in which case the person shall forever be disqualified from holding office;   Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county of this state;   Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void;   Soldiers, sailors, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and   Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.    Code 1858, § 748 (deriv. Const., 1834, art. 2, § 10; art. 6, § 7; art. 9, § 3; art. 10, § 3; Acts 1843-1844, ch. 197, § 2); Shan., § 1069; mod. Code 1932, § 1812; modified; impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 162, § 3; Acts 1973, ch. 76, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1801; Acts 1980, ch. 453, § 1; 1989, ch. 320, § 1; 1993, ch. 373, § 1; 2019, ch. 281, § 1.
TN Code § 8-18-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 18 - Eligibility, Commissions, and Oaths|§ 8-18-102. Penalty for Acceptance of Office by Ineligible Person

  Any person taking on any office in this state, by election or appointment, under any of the disqualifications specified in § 8-18-101(2)–(5), commits a Class C misdemeanor.   Any person taking on any office in this state, by election or appointment, under the disqualification specified in § 8-18-101(1), commits a Class A misdemeanor.    Code 1858, § 749; Shan., § 1070; Code 1932, § 1813; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1802; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 2019, ch. 281, § 2.