18-1-305 - Misdemeanor in office Penalty. - Tennessee Statutes

18-1-305. Misdemeanor in office Penalty.

Any clerk who willfully or corruptly does any act contrary to the duties of such clerk's office, as prescribed by law, or, in like manner, omits or refuses to perform any service or duty required of the clerk, unless some other penalty is expressly provided, commits a Class C misdemeanor and may be removed from office.

[Code 1858, § 4065 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 17, § 1); Shan., § 5880; Code 1932, § 10080; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-123; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]