Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-14-703 — Possession of tools to interfere with anti-theft security devices
Tennessee § 39-14-703
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-703 (2026).
Text
(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 or designed to prevent or deter the theft of retail merchandise.
(b)A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. Doug Harold Morrison
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
Legislative History
Acts 2009, ch. 83, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-14-703, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-14-703.