In all cases in which it is not otherwise expressly provided, when any office is vacated, all books, papers, property and moneys belonging or appertaining to such office, shall, on demand, be delivered over to the qualified successor. Every person knowingly and willfully violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Delivery to successor required
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-49-101, under Transfer of Records and Property of Office.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-49-101