Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-13-211: Penalty for nonperformance

Any official or employee of the local government, or of any institution or agency thereof, who fails or refuses to perform the duties required of such official or employee by this part, or who fails or refuses otherwise to conform to this part, commits a Class C misdemeanor and is subject to fine and to removal from office or position in accordance with title 8, chapter 47.