Title 39, Criminal Offenses

(a) It is an offense to possess any device, tool, machine, implement or other item with the intent to use it or allow it to be used to unlawfully deactivate, circumvent, interfere with, remove or otherwise render inoperative a monitor, sensor, camera or other security device used…

(a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Automated sales suppression device” or “zapper” means a software program, carried on a memory stick or removable compact disc, accessed through an internet link, or accessed through any other means, that falsifies the electronic records of el…

(a) It is an offense to possess a device, tool, machine, implement, or other item capable of programming a smart key or key fob with the intent to use it or allow it to be used to commit theft. (b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Actor” means a person accused of any of the offenses defined in this part;(2) “Animal” means any warm-blooded or cold-blooded animal or insect which is being used in food or fiber production, agriculture, resear…

(a) A person commits an offense if, without the consent of the owner, the person acquires or otherwise exercises control over an animal facility, an animal from an animal facility, or other property from an animal facility with the intent to deprive the owner of the facility, ani…

(a) A person found to be in violation of any of the offenses defined in § 39-14-803(a), (b), or (e) commits a Class C felony. (b) Any person violating § 39-14-803(c) commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(1) For purposes of enforcing this part, the commissioner:(1) May investigate any offense under this part;(2) May seek the assistance of any law enforcement agency of the United States, the state, or any local government in the conduct of the investigations; and(3) Shall coordina…

(a) Any person who has been damaged by reason of a violation of this part may recover all actual and consequential damages, punitive damages, and court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, from the person causing the damage. (b) In addition to the remedies provided in thi…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Money Laundering Act of 1996.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Attorney general” means the district attorneys general and their assistants;(2) “Financial transaction” means a purchase, sale, loan, pledge, contract, gift, payment, and also includes a withdrawal, transmission…

(a) (1) It is an offense to knowingly use, conspire to use or attempt to use proceeds derived directly or indirectly from a specified unlawful activity to conduct or attempt to conduct a financial transaction or make other disposition with the intent to conceal or disguise the na…

A defendant charged with a violation of one (1) or more offenses within § 39-14-903 may also be jointly charged, tried and convicted in a single prosecution for committing any related specified unlawful activity, which shall be separately punished.

Venue in a criminal prosecution under this part shall be either in the county where one (1) or more elements of the underlying specified unlawful activity occurred, or in the county where one (1) or more elements of a violation of § 39-14-903 occurred or was attempted.

(a) In a prosecution for an offense under this part, the state is not required to prove that the defendant actually knew that the property or proceeds were derived from a specified unlawful activity, so long as the defendant knew that the property or proceeds were derived from so…

(1) In a prosecution under this part, either party may introduce the following evidence pertaining to the issue of whether the property or proceeds were known to be from some form of specified unlawful activity that:(1) A financial transaction was conducted or structured in viola…

The attorney general may authorize any governmental department or agency of this state, any political subdivision thereof, or any other state or federal government to participate in the investigation into the conduct giving rise to a criminal offense under this part.

The reporting of a financial transaction by a corporation or other business entity to a regulator or law enforcement official or agency shall not create a cause of action against the person, corporation or business entity which made the report and the person, corporation or other…