Legal Documents of Newport
Code of Newport
Chapter 5. Code Of Ethics[4]
- Title: 1 General Administration
- § 1-501 Applicability.
- § 1-502 Definition of "personal interest."
- § 1-503 Disclosure of personal interest by official with vote.
- § 1-504 Disclosure of personal interest in non-voting matters.
- § 1-505 Acceptance of gratuities, etc.
- § 1-506 Use of information.
- § 1-507 Use of municipal time, facilities, etc.
- § 1-508 Use of position or authority.
- § 1-509 Outside employment.
- § 1-510 Ethics complaints.
- § 1-511 Violations.
State statutes dictate many of the ethics provisions that apply to municipal officials and employees. For provisions relative to the following, see the Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) sections indicated:
Campaign finance: Tennessee Code Annotated, title 2, ch. 10.
Conflict of interests: Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 6-54-107, 108; 12-4-101, 102.
Conflict of interests disclosure statements: Tennessee Code Annotated, § 8-50-501 and the following sections.
Consulting fee prohibition for elected municipal officials: Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 2-10-122, 124.
Crimes involving public officials (bribery, soliciting unlawful compensation, buying and selling in regard to office): Tennessee Code Annotated, § 39-16-101 and the following sections.
Crimes of official misconduct, official oppression, misuse of official information: Tennessee Code Annotated,§ 39-16-401 and the following sections.
Ouster law: Tennessee Code Annotated,§ 8-47-101 and the following sections.