Tennessee § 45-3-1311 - Defamation of business reputation.
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§ 45-3-1311. Defamation of business reputation.
It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to knowingly make, utter, circulate, or transmit to any other person or persons, any statement untrue in fact, derogatory to the financial condition of any association subject to this chapter, or any federal association in this state, with intent to injure the financial institution, or who shall counsel, aid, procure, or induce another to originate, make, utter, transmit, or circulate the untrue statement, with like intent. Acts 1978, ch. 708, § 5.15; T.C.A., § 45-1715. Cross-References. Penalty for Class B misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-3-1311 ("Defamation of business reputation.") 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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