Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-18-102: Penalty for acceptance of office by ineligible person

(a) 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.

(b) 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.