Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-16-404 — Misuse of official information
Tennessee § 39-16-404
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-404 (2026).
Text
(a)A public servant commits an offense who, by reason of information to which the public servant has access in the public servant's official capacity and that has not been made public, attains or aids another to attain a benefit.
(b)An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
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Related
Duff Brumley v. The City of Cleveland
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(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2012)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-16-404, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-16-404.