8-18-109 - Filing of oaths of county officers Administration of oaths. - Tennessee Statutes

8-18-109. Filing of oaths of county officers Administration of oaths.

(a)  Judges of courts of general sessions, revenue commissioners, sheriffs, constables and other officers whose general duties are confined to a single county, shall, unless it is otherwise provided, file such oaths and certificate in the office of the county clerk.

(b)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the county mayor, the county clerk, judges of courts of general sessions, or a judge of any court of record in the county may administer the oath of office for any elected or appointed official. The oath of office for any county official required to file an oath may be administered at any time after the certification of the election returns, in the case of elected officials, or after appointment, in the case of appointed officials. Even though an official may file an oath before the scheduled start of a term of office, the official may not take office until the term officially begins.

[Code 1858, § 755; Shan., § 1076; Code 1932, § 1818; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1809; Acts 1997, ch. 125, § 1; 2003, ch. 5, § 3; 2003, ch. 90, § 2.]