(a) For any neglect or refusal to settle the collector‘s accounts, the commissioner and county mayor shall proceed against the collector and the collector’s sureties, by motion, which shall not be abated, quashed, or delayed by any want of form or informality in prosecuting the accounts.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-1-1602

  • Collector: includes any person entrusted with the collection of public revenue. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue. See Tennessee Code 67-1-101
  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any officer concerned in the collection of revenue who has failed to collect, make returns or settlement, or pay over moneys of the state received by such officer, at the time and in the manner required by law, may be proceeded against summarily, on motion, in the circuit court, by the proper law officer of the state, pursuant to the instructions of the commissioner.
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