TENNESSEE CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE V
IMPEACHMENTS

Art. V §1 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' SOLE AUTHORITY TO IMPEACH

The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment.

Art. V §2 | SENATE’S ROLE IN IMPEACHMENT TRIALS AND CONVICTION STANDARDS

All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate. When sitting for that purpose the Senators shall be upon oath or affirmation, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or if he be on trial, the Senior Associate Judge, shall preside over them. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators sworn to try the officer impeached.

Art. V §3 | IMPEACHMENT PROSECUTION AND TIMING OF TRIALS

The House of Representatives shall elect from their own body three members, whose duty it shall be to prosecute impeachments. No impeachment shall be tried until the Legislature shall have adjourned sine die, when the Senate shall proceed to try such impeachment.

Art. V §4 | IMPEACHMENT RULES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PENALTIES

The Governor, Judges of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Inferior Courts, Chancellors, Attorneys for the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, and Secretary of State, shall be liable to impeachment, whenever they may, in the opinion of the House of Representatives, commit any crime in their official capacity which may require disqualification; but judgment shall only extend to removal from office, and disqualification to fill any office thereafter. The party shall, nevertheless, be liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment according to law. The Legislature now has, and shall continue to have, power to relieve from the penalties imposed, any person disqualified from holding office by the judgment of a Court of Impeachment.

Art. V §5 | INDICTMENTS AND REMOVAL FOR JUSTICES AND OTHER CIVIL OFFICERS

Justices of the Peace, and other civil officers, not hereinbefore mentioned, for crimes or misdemeanors in office, shall be liable to indictment in such courts as the Legislature may direct; and upon conviction, shall be removed from office by said court, as if found guilty on impeachment; and shall be subject to such other punishment as may be prescribed by law.

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TENNESSEE CONSTITUTIONARTICLE VIMPEACHMENTS

Art. V §1 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' SOLE AUTHORITY TO IMPEACH

Art. V §2 | SENATE’S ROLE IN IMPEACHMENT TRIALS AND CONVICTION STANDARDS

Art. V §3 | IMPEACHMENT PROSECUTION AND TIMING OF TRIALS

Art. V §4 | IMPEACHMENT RULES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PENALTIES

Art. V §5 | INDICTMENTS AND REMOVAL FOR JUSTICES AND OTHER CIVIL OFFICERS

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