Tennessee Statutes
§ 49-1-1205 — No liability for punitive or exemplary damages for acts or omissions that occur within course and scope of employment
Tennessee § 49-1-1205
JurisdictionTennessee
Title49
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-1205 (2026).
Text
An employee is not liable for punitive or exemplary damages for acts or omissions that occur within the course and scope of the employee's employment. For purposes of this section, an employee who acts with the specific intent to cause harm is not acting within the course and scope of the employee's employment.
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Legislative History
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 407,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Nearby Sections
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§ 49-1-1001
Short title§ 49-1-1002
Guidelines and standards - Requirements§ 49-1-1004
§ 49-1-1004§ 49-1-1006
§ 49-1-1006§ 49-1-1007
Report - Publication§ 49-1-1008
§ 49-1-1008§ 49-1-101
System established§ 49-1-102
Administration generally§ 49-1-103
Title definitions§ 49-1-106
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Tennessee § 49-1-1205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/49-1-1205.