§ 39-13-807 — Provision of support or resources to designated entity or to persons committing or attempting an act of terrorism - Exception

(a) (1) It is an offense for any person to provide material support or resources, or attempt or conspire to provide material support or resources, to: (A) Any person known by the person providing such material support or resources to be planning or carrying out an act of terrorism in this state, or concealing or attempting to escape after committing or attempting to commit an act of terrorism; or (B) A designated entity; provided, the person must have actual knowledge that the entity is a designated entity. (2) It is an offense for an entity that is supported in whole or in part by public funds to knowingly provide meeting spaces or other forums, including, but not limited to, electronic and print platforms, to any of the following for the purpose of soliciting material support, recruiting new members, or encouraging violent action: (A) A designated entity; (B) A group or organization that the entity knows or reasonably should know has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States to have engaged in an act of terrorism; or (C) A group or organization that the entity knows or reasonably should know receives financial or other support from a designated entity. (b) (1) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class A felony. (2) A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class E felony punishable only by a fine of up to three thousand dollars ($3,000) per offense. (c) This section shall not apply to any financial service, funds transfer, or securities transaction conducted in the ordinary course of business by a financial institution subject to the information sharing, suspicious activity reporting, or currency transaction reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act ( 31 U.S.C. § 5311 et seq.), or the U.S.A. Patriot Act (PL 107-56); provided, that any such institution that acts with the intent to assist, aid, or abet any person planning or carrying out an act of terrorism in this state, or concealing or attempting to escape after committing or attempting to commit an act of terrorism, shall remain liable under subsection (a). (d) A person prosecuted under subdivision (a)(1)(B) shall be afforded the same due process rights as are afforded to persons prosecuted under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B . (e) The district attorney general shall notify the United States department of state, and any other appropriate federal department or agency, of a violation of subsection (a).

Legislative History

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872,s 3, eff. 5/1/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872,s 2, eff. 5/1/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024. Acts 2002, ch. 849, § 1; 2011 , ch. 497, § 4.