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Bill Title: As enacted, revises certain requirements which a person must meet in order to qualify for election or appointment to the office of sheriff; revises law regarding verification of POST certification of any person seeking the office of sheriff; and removes certain provisions regarding when a person runs for sheriff or is elected as sheriff and does not possess a current and valid peace officer certification. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 1 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 370 [SB1658 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2011-SB1658-Draft.pdf

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