Tennessee § 39-13-311 - Violations by corporations.
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§ 39-13-311. Violations by corporations.
A corporation may be prosecuted for a violation of §§ 39-13-308 and 39-13-309 for an act or omission constituting a crime under this part only if an agent of the corporation performs the conduct that is an element of the crime while acting within the scope of the agent's office or employment and on behalf of the corporation and the commission of the crime was either authorized, requested, commanded, performed or within the scope of the agent’s employment on behalf of the corporation or constituted a pattern of illegal activity that an agent of the company knew or should have known was occurring. Acts 2008, ch. 1140, § 3. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2008, ch. 1140, § 1 provided that the act shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Human Trafficking Act of 2007.” Law Reviews. Crime & Punishment: Preventing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Advice Regarding Plea Offers (Wade V. Davies), 49 Tenn. B.J. 28 (2013). Two Crimes for the Price of One: The Problem with Kidnapping Statutes in Tennessee and Beyond (Melanie A. Prince), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 789 (2009).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-13-311 cover?
Section 39-13-311 ("Violations by corporations.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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