Tennessee Code 8-8-102 – Qualifications for office – Affidavits – Training – Challenge to candidate’s qualifications – Fraudulent challenge
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Attorney's Note
Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:Class | Prison | Fine |
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class A misdemeanor | up to 11 months | up to $2,500 |
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-8-102
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- In-service: means a member who has not retired, has not been refunded and is within one hundred fifty (150) days of such member's last paid day of employment. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105