Title 39, Criminal Offenses

(a) A person commits an offense who, with intent to deceive:(1) Makes a false statement, under oath;(2) Makes a statement, under oath, that confirms the truth of a false statement previously made and the statement is required or authorized by law to be made under oath;(3) Makes a…

(a) A person commits an offense who, with intent to deceive:(1) Commits perjury as defined in § 39-16-702;(2) The false statement is made during or in connection with an official proceeding; and(3) The false statement is material. (1) Commits perjury as defined in § 39-16-702; (2…

It is a defense to prosecution for aggravated perjury that the person retracted the false statement before completion of the testimony at the official proceeding during which the aggravated perjury was committed.

(a) A person commits an offense who, with the intent to deceive, induces another to make a false statement constituting perjury or aggravated perjury. (b) (1) Subornation of perjury is a Class A misdemeanor.(2) Subornation of aggravated perjury is a Class E felony. (1) Subornatio…

(1) It is no defense to prosecution for perjury or aggravated perjury that:(1) The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner, or that there was some irregularity in the appointment or qualification of the person who administered the oath; or(2) The document was not sw…

Except as provided in § 39-16-704, a charge of perjury or aggravated perjury that alleges the person charged has made two (2) or more statements under oath, any two (2) of which cannot both be true, need not allege which statement is false if both statements were made within the …

(a) This part is known and may be cited as the “Crush Transnational Repression in Tennessee Act.” (b) The purpose of this part is to counter the threat and practice of transnational repression committed by foreign governments or foreign terrorist organizations against the citizen…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) “Agent of a foreign adversary” means an agent directed or controlled by a foreign adversary, or such agent's proxy;(2) “Agent of a foreign terrorist organization” means an agent directed or controlled by a foreig…

(1) Except in the case of a Class A felony offense, a criminal offense must be punished one (1) classification higher than is otherwise provided by law if the offense is:(1) Committed by an agent of a foreign adversary or agent of a foreign terrorist organization while acting kno…

(a) Notwithstanding a law to the contrary, a ruling or decision of a state court, arbitration panel, tribunal, or administrative agency that is based in whole or in part on a foreign law is void and unenforceable in this state if it would deny a party a liberty, right, or privile…