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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-401

Definitions for public misconduct offenses

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ezell v. Cockrell (1995)

Most recently applied in Ezell v. Cockrell (June 1995)

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Act” means a bodily movement, whether voluntary or involuntary, and includes speech;

(2) “Law” means the constitution or a statute of this state or of the United States, a written opinion of a court of record, a municipal ordinance, or a rule authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute; and

(3) “Public servant” means a person elected, selected, appointed, employed, or otherwise designated as one (1) of the following even if the public servant has not yet qualified for office or assumed the duties: An officer, employee, or agent of government;

(4) A juror or grand juror;

(5) An arbitrator, referee, or other person who is authorized by law or private written agreement to hear or determine a cause or controversy;

(6) An attorney at law or notary public when participating in performing a governmental function;

(7) A candidate for nomination or election to public office; or

(8) A person who is performing a governmental function under claim of right although not legally qualified to do so.

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.