Tennessee § 39-16-106 - Exceptions and defenses.
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§ 39-16-106. Exceptions and defenses.
It is an exception to the application of §§ 39-16-102, 39-16-104 and 39-16-105, that the benefit involved is a fee prescribed by law to be received by a public servant or any other benefit to which the public servant is lawfully entitled. It is a defense to prosecution under §§ 39-16-102, 39-16-104 and 39-16-105, that the benefit involved was: A trivial benefit incidental to personal, professional, or business contacts, which involves no substantial risk of undermining official impartiality; or A lawful contribution made for the political campaign of an elective public servant when the public servant is a candidate for nomination or election to public office. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1. Sentencing Commission Comments. This section provides that the receipt of trivial benefits and lawful election contributions do not constitute bribery. Compiler's Notes. The sentencing commission terminated June 30, 1995. Sentencing Commission Comments have been retained, but do not reflect 1995 or subsequent legislation.
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-16-106 cover?
Section 39-16-106 ("Exceptions and defenses.") 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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