Tennessee § 39-14-107 Claim of right

Tennessee Statutes

§ 39-14-107 — Claim of right

Tennessee § 39-14-107

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-107 (2026).

Text

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under §§ 39-14-103 , 39-14-104 and 39-14-106 that the person:

(1)Acted under an honest claim of right to the property or service involved;

(2)Acted in the honest belief that the person had the right to obtain or exercise control over the property or service as the person did; or (3) Obtained or exercised control over property or service honestly believing that the owner, if present, would have consented.

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It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under §§ 39-14-103 , 39-14-104 and 39-14-106 that the person: (1) Acted under an honest claim of right to the property or service involved; (2) Acted in the honest belief that the person had the right to obtain or exercise control over the property or service as the person did; or (3) Obtained or exercised control over property or service honestly believing that the owner, if present, would have consented.