It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to publish or distribute or cause to be published or distributed any campaign literature in opposition to any candidate in any election if such person knows that any such statement, charge, allegation, or other matter contained therein with respect to such candidate is false.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-19-142
Knowingly publishing false campaign literature
Known as the Election Code
The act spans §§ 2–2 (475 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Rickert v. Public Disclosure Commission (2007)
Most recently applied in Rickert v. Public Disclosure Commission (October 2007)
Acts 1974, ch. 704, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1950; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.