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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) It is an offense for any person to provide material support or resources, or attempt or conspire to provide material support or resources, to:
(1) Any person known by the person providing such material support or resources to be planning or carrying out an act of terrorism in this state, or concealing or attempting to escape after committing or attempting to commit an act of terrorism; or
(2) A designated entity; provided, the person must have actual knowledge that the entity is a designated entity.
(b) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A felony.
(c) This section shall not apply to any financial service, funds transfer, or securities transaction conducted in the ordinary course of business by a financial institution subject to the information sharing, suspicious activity reporting, or currency transaction reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. § 5311 et seq.), or the U.S.A. Patriot Act (PL 107-56); provided, that any such institution that acts with the intent to assist, aid, or abet any person planning or carrying out an act of terrorism in this state, or concealing or attempting to escape after committing or attempting to commit an act of terrorism, shall remain liable under subsection (a).
(d) A person prosecuted under subdivision (a)(2) shall be afforded the same due process rights as are afforded to persons prosecuted under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B.
(e) The district attorney general shall notify the United States department of state, and any other appropriate federal department or agency, of a violation of subsection (a).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-13-807 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-39-criminal-offenses/tn-code-sect-39-13-807/
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