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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-4-504

Good faith immunity

Acts 2007, ch. 206, § 5; 2018, ch. 540, § 3.

(1) If acting in good faith, a public official, or a certified public accountant or firm, makes a report, as required by § 8-4-503, the person or firm shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action that is based solely upon: The person's or firm's decision to report what the person or firm believed to be unlawful conduct;

(2) The person's or firm's belief that reporting the unlawful conduct was required by law or by contract; or

(3) The fact that a report of unlawful conduct was made.

(4) No immunity conferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall attach if the person or firm reporting the unlawful conduct: Participated in or benefited from the unlawful conduct; or

(5) Knowingly provides false information pursuant to this part.

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.