Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-47-126: Criminal liability unaffected

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing any law now in force making it a crime or misdemeanor for such public officers to violate certain statutes of this state and providing a punishment for the violation.

(b) Proceedings under this chapter shall not be a bar to proceedings under any criminal statute now in force or which may be in force.