17-5-305 - Frivolous or unfounded charges.
17-5-305. Frivolous or unfounded charges.
If it develops that the charges against a judge are frivolous or unfounded, or beyond the permissible scope of the court's inquiry, the matter will be closed and all documents, records and papers pertaining to the charges shall be destroyed and the court's docket will recite the investigation and dismissal of a groundless complaint.
[Acts 1979, ch. 356, § 15; T.C.A., § 17-815; Acts 1997, ch. 117, § 1.]