Tennessee Code Title 8. Public Officers and Employees § 8-31-108

(a) A state employee who knowingly or intentionally violates § 8-31-103, and thereafter willfully fails or refuses to remove or remedy the violation as provided by § 8-31-104, commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Upon a violation of § 8-31-103 by a state employee, there is created a rebuttable presumption that a willful failure or refusal to remove or remedy the violation as provided by § 8-31-104 constitutes an actionable basis to institute ouster proceedings under chapter 47 of this title; impeachment proceedings under chapter 46 of this title; or quo warranto proceedings under title 29, chapter 35.