Title 8, Public Officers And Employees

The county legislative body has the power to remove the coroner for misconduct or omission of duty, and may also supply any vacancy.

Before entering into the duties of the office, the coroner shall execute an official bond in an amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or such greater amount as the county legislative body by resolution may determine. The bond must be prepared, executed, filed, and …

The coroner shall take an oath to support the constitutions of the United States and of Tennessee, and faithfully to execute the duties of the office.

(a) Coroners have the power to appoint one (1) or more deputies, and to require them to give bond, with security, to save their respective principals harmless, and for the faithful discharge of their duties. (b) In those counties which have the office of county coroner, the offic…

In any legal proceeding, when it appears from the papers that the sheriff is a party, or, from affidavit filed, that the sheriff is interested, the process may be directed to the coroner.

(a) (1) Two (2) constables shall be elected by the qualified voters in the civil district of each county which includes the county town, and one (1) in every other civil district of the county, each of whom shall hold office for two (2) years, and until the qualification of a suc…

(a) (1) To qualify for election or appointment to the office of constable, a person shall:(A) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;(B) Be a qualified voter of the district and a resident of the county for one (1) year prior to the date of the qualifying deadline for running a…

A constable shall vacate office by removal from the district, and is liable to a penalty of forty dollars ($40.00) for acting as constable after such removal, to be recovered before any judge of the court of general sessions of the county in which the constable resides, one-half …

(a) (1) A constable shall not exercise any law enforcement powers and authority conferred upon the constable by §§ 8-10-108, 39-17-1315, 39-17-1350, 40-6-210, 40-6-212, 55-8-152, 57-9-101, 57-9-103, and 57-9-201, if the constable fails to complete the in-service education require…

(a) Before entering into the duties of the office, the constable shall take an oath to support the constitutions of this state and of the United States, and an oath of office, pursuant to § 8-10-108. Each constable shall execute an official bond in an amount of four thousand doll…

The county legislative body, as in its discretion it may deem necessary, shall require constables to give new sureties whenever the old sureties die, remove from the county, or become insolvent or otherwise unable to pay.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every constable shall take an oath that the constable will well and truly serve the state in the office of constable; that the constable will faithfully, and without delay, execute and return all lawful process directed to the constable; …

(a) Every constable, so elected and sworn, in those counties set out in § 8-10-108(b), including counties added to § 8-10-108(b) at any time subsequent to 1969, is a conservator of the peace and vested with all the power and authority belonging to the office of constable by commo…

(a) (1) If a constable elected under this part is indicted or formally charged with a misdemeanor involving gambling or moral turpitude, or a felony, then the court with jurisdiction over the criminal offense shall place the constable on administrative leave by issuing an ex part…

(a) It is the duty of a constable to execute all process lawfully directed to the constable, and to wait upon the court, when appointed by the county legislative body or by the sheriff, as the case may be. (b) (1) In counties governed by a metropolitan government as provided for …

A failure on the part of the constable to comply with such requirement in such reasonable time as the court may prescribe shall vacate the office.

A constable may execute process from any court whenever there is at the time neither sheriff nor coroner, or whenever both the sheriff and the coroner are incompetent, or one (1) of those offices is vacant and the person holding the other office is incompetent in the particular c…

A constable appointed to wait upon grand juries, during the term of the constable's appointment, has power and authority to execute and return all process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses sent for by the grand jury.

Any constable to whom a precept or process is directed by a judge of the court of general sessions who refuses or neglects to serve such precept or process may be fined for every such offense on complaint of any person prosecuting, at the discretion of the court, the fine to be p…

It is a Class C misdemeanor, for which, on conviction, a constable may be removed from office and otherwise punished, for a constable to make any official sale at unlawful hours, or to purchase at the constable's own sales.

A judge may, in writing, specially depute any discreet person of full age, not being a party to the suit pending, to perform any particular duty devolving by law upon a constable, if no constable is at hand, and the business urgent; but no judge shall make such special deputation…

Any vacancy in the office of constable shall be filled by appointment of the county legislative body and by election of the people in accordance with § 5-1-104.

(a) Any constable may wear the official uniform of the type and design with the insignias of the Tennessee constable as described in subsection (b). Wearing of the uniform is permissive with the individual constable when such uniform is purchased by the constable; provided, that …

(a) Constable patrol cars may be white with a brown stripe running horizontally along the upper side. This color scheme shall not be used by any other state or local law enforcement official or agency; provided, that any state or local law enforcement official or agency that is u…

The Tennessee Constable Association, the Tennessee Constable Council, and the East Tennessee Constables Association may develop and maintain a series of in-service education courses to be offered routinely throughout the year in the various divisions of the state. These courses s…

(a) Each constable elected under § 8-10-101 shall complete forty (40) hours of in-service course time for each twelve-month period during which the constable holds office, beginning on the date the constable is sworn into office. (b) This section does not apply to any constable w…

Constables must be range-qualified prior to being authorized to carry a firearm. Qualification may be sponsored by the Tennessee Constable Association, the Tennessee Constable Council, the East Tennessee Constables Association, or by the local law enforcement authority.

In all counties where constables are not otherwise prohibited, constables shall be duly elected, trained, and qualified. Constables who meet the provisions of this chapter shall take the oath of office, be sworn and bonded, and retain the power of arrest.

The county election council shall notify the Tennessee Constable Association, the Tennessee Constable Council, or the East Tennessee Constables Association, as applicable, within sixty (60) days of election of the constable. Where the constable is appointed by the county legislat…

(a) Sections 8-10-201 — 8-10-205 do not apply to any constable who has served for four (4) years prior to July 1, 1993. (b) This part shall not apply to constables whose law enforcement powers have been removed but who have retained the authority to serve lawfully issued process.…

(a) A county trustee is elected for each county by the qualified voters thereof, and holds office for four (4) years and until a successor is qualified. (b) If a vacancy shall occur in the office of trustee, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b).

Before entering into the duties of the office, the county trustee shall take an oath to support the constitutions of this state and of the United States, and an oath of office. The county trustee shall execute an official bond in at least the minimum amount required by § 8-11-103…

(a) The minimum amount of the official bond executed by each county trustee for each term of office, as required by § 8-11-102, shall be determined from the amount of revenues handled by the trustee during the last fiscal year audited by the comptroller of the treasury, or from t…

(1) It is the duty of the county trustee to:(1) Collect all the state and county taxes on property;(2) Keep a fair regular account of all the moneys which the county trustee shall receive;(3) Receive, according to law, all certificates for which the county stands indebted, upon p…

If the trustee refuses to pay the amount of any county warrant or legal demand upon the county, when requested by the party entitled to receive the money, it is a Class C misdemeanor, on conviction of which the trustee may be removed from office, unless the trustee produces evide…

If the trustee fails to pay money to those entitled to the same, or neglects to call those to account who ought to pay money into the treasury, whereby the county suffers loss, in either case the trustee and the trustee's sureties shall be liable for the sums so not collected or …

No county trustee shall pay to any clerk any bill of costs in which other claimants are included, unless the clerk files the receipt or order of such claimant at the time the payment is made.

(1) The county trustee shall incur a forfeiture of five hundred dollars ($500), to the use of the county, to be recovered on motion before the circuit court, for each of the following defaults:(1) For refusing at any time to furnish the county mayor with any vouchers or papers in…

If the trustee, on going out of office, fails to pay over the balance of revenue in the trustee's hands, the trustee and the trustee's sureties shall be liable to judgment, on motion of the district attorney general, before the circuit court.

(a) The compensation of the county trustee for receiving and paying over to the rightful authorities all moneys received shall be six percent (6%) on all sums up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and four percent (4%) on all sums above ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and up to tw…

If the office of the trustee becomes vacant due to death, resignation or removal, the duties of the trustee shall be temporarily discharged by the chief deputy, or deputy designated as temporary successor by the trustee in writing, until a successor trustee is elected or appointe…

(a) An individual's credit card information, debit card information, bank account and routing information, e-mail address, and telephone number acquired by the county trustee shall not be open for public inspection pursuant to title 10, chapter 7. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (…

To qualify for the office of trustee, a person must be a qualified voter of the county and a resident of the county for one (1) year prior to the date of the qualifying deadline for running as a candidate for trustee.

There shall be elected by the members of the county legislative body, a majority of the members being present, at the January meeting of the legislative body, every four (4) years, or at any subsequent meeting of the legislative body, one (1) county surveyor for each county in th…

Before entering into the duties of the office, the county surveyor shall take an oath to support the constitutions of this state and of the United States, and an oath of office. The county surveyor shall execute an official bond in an amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or su…

(a) The county surveyor shall hold that office for the term of four (4) years, and until a successor is elected and qualified. (b) The county surveyor shall keep the records of the surveyor's office at the county seat.