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Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-16-506

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Coercion” means a threat, however communicated, to:

(A) Commit any offense;

(B) Wrongfully accuse any person of any offense;

(C) Expose any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule;

(D) Harm the credit or business repute of any person; or

(E) Take or withhold action related to the employment of a public servant or a family member of a public servant;

(2) “Employee” includes, but is not limited to:

(A) A person employed by the state or any municipality, county, department, board, commission, agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, or any other entity of the state;

(B) A person employed by a private employer; or

(C) A person who receives compensation from the federal government for services performed for the federal government, notwithstanding that the person is not a full-time employee of the federal government; and

(3) “Employer” includes, but is not limited to:

(A) The state or any municipality, county, department, board, commission, agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, or any other entity of the state;

(B) A private employer; or

(C) The federal government, as to an employee who receives compensation from the federal government for services performed for the federal government, notwithstanding that the person is not a full-time federal employee.

(b) An employer, or an agent of an employer acting on behalf of the employer, commits an offense who by means of coercion:

(1) Influences or attempts to influence an employee who is a public servant to vote or not to vote in a particular manner; or

(2) Influences or attempts to influence an employee who is a public servant to resign as a public servant or unnecessarily recuse themselves from a public body with the intent to influence the action or inaction of a public body.

(c) A violation of this section is a Class E felony.

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