Tennessee § 8-4-503 - Reporting unlawful conduct — Method of making report.
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§ 8-4-503. Reporting unlawful conduct — Method of making report.
A public official with knowledge based upon available information that reasonably causes the public official to believe that unlawful conduct has occurred shall report the information in a reasonable amount of time to the office of the comptroller of the treasury. A certified public accountant or firm conducting an audit, investigation, or other engagement under a contract with the comptroller of the treasury, or with a public entity that requires approval by the comptroller of the treasury, shall promptly report any reasonable suspicion of unlawful conduct to the office of the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller of the treasury may prescribe the method of making the report. Acts 2007, ch. 206, § 4; 2010, ch. 784, § 6; 2018, ch. 540, § 2. Amendments. The 2018 amendment added present (b) and redesignated former (b) as present (c); and, in (c), substituted “may prescribe” for “shall have the power to prescribe” and substituted “the report” for “the reports” at the end. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 540, § 4. March 5, 2018.
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