57-1-109 - Commissioners prohibited from accepting gifts or bribes Conspiracy Penalty.
57-1-109. Commissioners prohibited from accepting gifts or bribes Conspiracy Penalty.
(a) No member of the commission and no person employed by the commission shall accept any gift, favor, merchandise, donation, contribution, or any article or thing of value, from any person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) No such person shall conspire with any other person to violate the provisions of this section or attempt to violate the provisions of this section.
(c) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be dismissed and discharged from employment or position, and as a consequence such person shall forfeit any pay or compensation which might be due.
(d) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
[Acts 1963, ch. 257, § 8; T.C.A., § 57-808; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.]