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TN Code § 8-46-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 46 - Impeachment|Part 2 - Fees and Costs|§ 8-46-203. Probate of Fees

 The witness and officer shall prove their account by oath before the clerk of the senate, and the clerk's certificate annexed thereto shall enable the holder to collect the amount from the defendant or the state, according as either is liable.   Code 1858, § 5291 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 110, § 2); Shan., § 7271; Code 1932, § 11873; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2611.
TN Code § 8-46-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 46 - Impeachment|Part 2 - Fees and Costs|§ 8-46-204. Defendant's Liability for Costs

 If the defendant is found guilty, the defendant is liable for all such costs, and the same may be recovered by action before any tribunal having cognizance of the amount.   Code 1858, § 5292 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 110, §§ 2, 3); Shan., § 7272; Code 1932, § 11874; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2612.   Law Reviews.   The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191 (1978).
TN Code § 8-46-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 46 - Impeachment|Part 2 - Fees and Costs|§ 8-46-205. Costs Paid by State

 If the defendant is acquitted, or is unable to pay the costs, after due course of law has been had thereon, the state treasurer shall pay the witnesses and officer, upon the production of their certified accounts as provided in § 8-46-203.   Code 1858, § 5293 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 110, §§ 2, 3); Shan., § 7273; Code 1932, § 11875; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2613.
TN Code § 8-48-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-101. Causes of Vacancies

 Any office in this state is vacated by:   The death of the incumbent;   The incumbent's resignation, when permitted by law;   Ceasing to be a resident of the state, or of the district, circuit, or county for which the incumbent was elected or appointed;   The decision of a competent tribunal, declaring the election or appointment void or the office vacant;   An act of the general assembly abridging the term of office, where it is not fixed by the constitution;   The sentence of the incumbent, by any competent tribunal in this or any other state, to the penitentiary, subject to restoration if the judgment is reversed, but not if the incumbent is pardoned; or   Due adjudication of the incumbent's insanity.    Code 1858, § 797; Shan., § 1118; mod. Code 1932, § 1859; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2801.
TN Code § 8-48-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-102. Notice by County Clerk of Death of Officer

 On the death of any senator or representative from this state to the congress of the United States, or of any member of the general assembly, the county clerk of the county in which such officer, at the time of death, resided, shall give notice thereof to the governor; or on the death of the governor, such county clerk shall give notice to the speaker of the senate; and, in case of the death of any other officer, to the officer who is to fill the vacancy.   Code 1858, § 798 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 3, § 12); Shan., § 1119; Code 1932, § 1860; Acts 1979, ch. 9, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2802.
TN Code § 8-48-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-103. Transmittal of Resignation of Governor

 The governor, if the governor resigns during the session of the general assembly, shall transmit the governor's resignation to the speaker of the senate; otherwise, to the secretary of state, who shall notify the speaker of the senate.   Code 1858, § 799; Shan., § 1120; Code 1932, § 1861; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2803.   Collateral References.   Effective date of resignation. 95 A.L.R. 215.   Right of officer to resign. 19 A.L.R. 39.   Withdrawal of resignation made to be effective at future date. 82 A.L.R.2d 750.
TN Code § 8-48-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-104. Transmittal of Resignations of Other Officers

 The resignation of senators and representatives in congress and members of the general assembly shall be transmitted to the governor; and in all other cases the resignation of officers shall be transmitted to the officer or tribunal authorized to fill the vacancy.   Code 1858, § 800; Shan., § 1121; Code 1932, § 1862; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2804.   Collateral References.   Effective date of resignation. 95 A.L.R. 215.   Right of officer to resign. 19 A.L.R. 39.   Withdrawal of resignation made to be effective at future date. 82 A.L.R.2d 750.
TN Code § 8-48-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-105. Notice of Removal

 Notice of the removal of any officer from the state, or from the district, circuit, or county for which the officer was elected or appointed, shall be given by and to the same officers as notice of such officer's death.   Code 1858, § 801; Shan., § 1122; Code 1932, § 1863; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2805.
TN Code § 8-48-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-106. Certification of Judgment of Vacancy

 Whenever there is a final judgment of a competent tribunal declaring any election or appointment void, or any office vacated, such judgment shall promptly be certified by the clerk to the appointing power or power whose duty it is to take steps to fill the vacancy.   Code 1858, § 802; Shan., § 1123; Code 1932, § 1864; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2806.   Law Reviews.   Public Officers — Holding Over After Void Election, 31 Tenn. L. Rev. 563 (1964).
TN Code § 8-48-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-107. Notice of Vacancies to General Assembly

 The governor shall give notice to the general assembly, at each session thereof, of all offices to be filled by that body which have become vacant or which will be vacant by the expiration of the term of office, before the next regular session.   Code 1858, § 803; Shan., § 1124; Code 1932, § 1865; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2807.
TN Code § 8-48-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-108. Acting to Fill Vacancy Without Notice

 The provisions of §§ 8-48-102 — 8-48-107 for notice of official vacancy are merely directory, and the appointing power, or officer whose duty it is to take steps to supply the vacancy, need not wait for such notice, but may act upon information derived from other sources.   Code 1858, § 804; Shan., § 1125; Code 1932, § 1866; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2808.
TN Code § 8-48-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-109. Judicial Vacancies Filled From Same Grand Division

 Any vacancy in the office of supreme court or appeals court judge shall be filled by a person residing in the grand division of the state in which the vacancy occurs.
TN Code § 8-48-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-110. Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices Where Vacancy Filled by Legislative Body

 With respect to local offices for which the legislative bodies of cities, towns, villages, townships, and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to the manner in which vacancies will be filled or temporary appointments to office made, such legislative bodies are hereby authorized to enact resolutions or ordinances providing for emergency interim successors to offices of the aforementioned governmental units. Such resolutions and ordinances shall not be inconsistent with this section and § 8-48-111.
TN Code § 8-48-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-48-111. Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices Not Included in § 8-48-110

 This section shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions, including, but not limited to, cities, towns, villages, townships and counties, as well as school, fire, power and drainage districts, not included in § 8-48-110. Such officers, subject to such regulations as the executive head of the political subdivision may issue, shall designate by title (if feasible) or by named person, emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession. The officer shall review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this section to ensure their current status. The officer will designate a sufficient number of persons so that there will be not less than three (3), nor more than seven (7), deputies or emergency interim successors or any combination thereof, at any time. In the event that any officer of any political subdivision, or the officer's deputy provided for pursuant to law, is unavailable, the powers of the office shall be exercised and duties shall be discharged by the officer's designated emergency interim successors in the order specified. The emergency interim successors shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which designated until such time as a vacancy which may exist shall be filled in accordance with the constitution or statutes, or until the officer, or the officer's deputy or a preceding emergency interim successor, again becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of office.
TN Code § 8-48-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-201. “Military Service” Defined

 “Military service,” as used in this part, includes the enlistment or induction into the United States army or any branch thereof, the United States navy, the air force, the marine corps, the coast guard, the merchant marine, or any other military activity carried on in the aid of the war effort.
TN Code § 8-48-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-202. Return From Military Service Before Expiration of Term

 Whenever any person holding a state or county office is inducted into the military service of the United States, such induction shall not operate to create a permanent vacancy in the office, but upon the return of the officer from the military service, such person shall be entitled to resume the duties of the office for the remainder of the term for which the officer was elected; provided, that it has not theretofore already expired.
TN Code § 8-48-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-203. Return From Service After Term

 If the regular officer who may be inducted into the military service does not return prior to the expiration of the term to which the officer was elected, then and in that event the officer's successor shall be elected in the regular manner as provided by the general law.
TN Code § 8-48-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-204. Temporary Officer Acting for Officer in Military Service

 Whenever any state or county officer is inducted into the military service of the United States, the duties of the office shall be discharged temporarily during the absence of such officer by some other person legally qualified to discharge the duties of the office and selected in the manner hereinafter set out as to the various offices involved.
TN Code § 8-48-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-205. Appointment of Temporary Officers

 The appointment or election of persons to fill such offices temporarily shall be as follows:   In the event a judge of any court of record in the state, including county judges and general sessions judges in counties where vacancies are filled by appointment of the governor, shall be inducted into the military service of the United States, such office shall be filled during the absence of the regular incumbent by appointment of the governor;   In the event a district attorney general is in like manner inducted into the military service, such office shall be filled during the district attorney general's absence by the appointment, to be made by the circuit or criminal judge of the district, of a qualified person to serve during the temporary absence of the regular incumbent;   In the event a commissioner of the Tennessee public utility commission is inducted into the military service, the member's office shall be filled during the member's absence by appointment by the governor of a qualified person to serve temporarily in the member's place;   In the event a clerk and master is inducted into the military service, the clerk and master's office shall be filled by appointment by the chancellor of a qualified person to serve temporarily in the clerk and master's place; and   In the event any other county officer is inducted into the military service, such office shall be filled temporarily by election by the county legislative body of the county from which such regular incumbent is temporarily absent.
TN Code § 8-48-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-206. Qualifications of Temporary Officers

 All persons selected under authority of this part to fill offices temporarily shall be persons possessing qualifications under the general law to fill such offices.
TN Code § 8-48-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-207. Bond and Oath

 Every person either appointed or elected under this part to discharge the duties of any office and who is required by the general law to execute bond or subscribe to an oath of office shall, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office, qualify by executing and filing such bond or bonds and oath of office as required by the general law.
TN Code § 8-48-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-208. Salary of Temporary Officer

  The person filling an office temporarily under authority of this part shall be entitled to and shall receive the salary attached to the office, payable out of the funds provided for that purpose.   The person shall discharge the duties of the office and be clothed with all the power and authority of the regular officer in whose place the person is serving, and be entitled to the same privileges and emoluments as the regular officer.
TN Code § 8-48-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office|Part 2 - Absence in Military Service|§ 8-48-209. Removal of Assistants

 Any person chosen under this part to serve in the place and stead of any official inducted into the military service, as herein defined, shall be without power to remove any assistant or assistants appointed by the official whose duties the person is performing temporarily; but such power of appointment shall remain with the person originally chosen to fill such office.
TN Code § 8-50-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-50-102. Automatic Salary Advancements After Passing Certified Administrative Professional Examinations

 Any administrative assistant or administrative professional or any employee performing closely related administrative support duties of the state who successfully passes the certified administrative professional examination sponsored by the International Association of Administrative Professionals shall be granted an automatic two-step salary advancement under the state's basic compensation plan. Any automatic pay increase pursuant to this section shall take effect with the next pay period beginning after the department receives documentation of the certification. The automatic pay increase provided for in this section shall not affect any employee's eligibility for any regular merit increase. If necessary, one (1) or two (2) steps shall be added to the compensation plan to provide for the automatic increase provided for by this section.
TN Code § 8-50-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-50-103. Employment of the Disabled — Discrimination Prohibited — Penalty — Complaint

  This section and § 8-50-104 shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Disability Act.”   There shall be no discrimination in the hiring, firing and other terms and conditions of employment of the state of Tennessee or any department, agency, institution or political subdivision of the state, or of any private employer, against any applicant for employment based solely upon any physical, mental or visual disability of the applicant, unless such disability to some degree prevents the applicant from performing the duties required by the employment sought or impairs the performance of the work involved. Furthermore, no blind person shall be discriminated against in any such employment practices because such person uses a guide dog. A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.    Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice prohibited by this section may file with the Tennessee human rights commission a written sworn complaint stating that a discriminatory practice has been committed, setting forth the facts sufficient to enable the commission to identify the persons charged.   Upon receipt of such complaint, the commission shall follow the procedure and exercise the powers and duties provided in §§ 4-21-302 — 4-21-311, and the person shall have all rights provided therein.     For purposes of this section, “employer” means the state, or any political or civil subdivision thereof, and persons employing eight (8) or more persons within the state.
TN Code § 8-50-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-50-104. Employment of the Disabled — Assistance Programs — Studies

 It is the policy of the state to give positive emphasis to the recruitment, evaluation, and employment of disabled persons in the public service. The department of human resources shall develop methods and programs to assist and encourage the departments, agencies and institutions of the state and the various political subdivisions of the state in carrying out the stated policy, and shall provide for appropriate study and review of the employment of disabled persons in the public service. Private employers in the state may in like manner develop policies for complying with § 8-50-103.
TN Code § 8-50-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-50-105. Counselors for Educational or Correctional Institutions

 No person shall be hired for a position as counselor in any educational or correctional institution in this state unless that person possesses adequate training and competence in the field of counseling.
TN Code § 8-50-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-50-106. Social Worker's Qualifications for State Institution Positions

 No person shall hold a position as social worker in any mental health institution in this state unless that person possesses adequate training and competence in the field of social work.
TN Code § 8-50-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-50-107. Discrimination Concerning Employees of Local Government on Basis of Nonresidence Prohibited — Exceptions

  Notwithstanding any public law, private act, or municipal charter to the contrary, no person currently under employment with any municipality, county, or metropolitan form of government, shall be dismissed or penalized solely on the basis of nonresidence in such local government.   This section shall not apply to those counties having a metropolitan form of government.   This section shall not apply to any county with a population of not less than two hundred seventy-five thousand (275,000) nor more than four hundred thousand (400,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
TN Code § 8-50-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-50-108. Access to Personnel Files

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title to the contrary, any state employee, regardless of position or classification, shall be entitled to have access at any reasonable time to such employee's personnel files. The employee may request copies of any material contained in such personnel files, which copies shall be furnished to the employee upon the employee's payment of the cost of such reproduction.
TN Code § 8-50-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 8-50-109. Leave of Absence for Officers of Employee Associations

  The chief elected officer of any employee association which has qualified for payroll deductions for association dues in accordance with § 8-23-204, shall, upon application to the employee's department head, be allowed up to two (2) years leave of absence without pay to perform the responsibilities and duties of such person's office. This shall not apply to a chief elected officer of any employee association who is under the executive grade pay plan or the doctor and dentist pay plan. At the option of such person, the person may be paid for any accrued annual leave or any accrued annual leave may be carried forward to such time as the person returns to such person's position in state government. In the event the person elects to be paid for annual leave, the period of time for the leave of absence without pay shall be accordingly reduced.   Except as otherwise provided herein, no such person on leave without pay shall be entitled to any benefits unless the full cost of the same are paid by the person on leave and/or the association of which the person is the chief elected officer.   At the end of the period of leave, any person who has taken such leave shall be entitled to return to the person's former position at the same place of employment in the same class or rank in the division or department which such person held prior to taking such leave.   Any leave granted under this section shall not diminish any employee rights, including accrued but unused leave, longevity or those arising from longevity or time in grade.   Such person shall be entitled during the period of such leave to all benefits that person is otherwise entitled to, including, but not limited to, insurance and retirement; provided, that the person or the association involved reimburses the state for its cost for such benefits in the same manner and to the same extent that would have accrued had the person not taken such leave.