{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-18-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-18-102","heading":"Penalty for acceptance of office by ineligible person","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 18"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"461fec5423c59e37ae83754e6501c5a506108568ccd7b1ff50c0c8813c707d52","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-18-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-18-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}