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(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Employment” means any work engaged in for compensation in money or other valuable consideration and for which a person paying the compensation for the work performed would be required to file a W-2 wage and tax statement with the federal internal revenue service;
(2) “False identification” means a document of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purposes of identification of individuals that would identify the individual to be a lawful resident alien, an individual authorized to be employed by the federal Immigration and Naturalization Act, compiled in 8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq., or the United States attorney general or that would identify the individual to be a United States citizen that:
(A) Is not issued by or under the authority of a governmental entity or was issued under the authority of a governmental entity but was subsequently altered for purposes of deceit; and
(B) Appears to be issued by or under the authority of a governmental entity; and
(3) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity.
(b) It is an offense for a person to knowingly manufacture, provide, transfer or submit to any other person false identification for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining employment.
(c) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor. Each false identification document used in violation of subsection (b) shall constitute a separate offense.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit prosecution under any other law.
(e) Upon conviction of a violation of subsection (b), if it is determined that any person in connection with a violation of this section is not lawfully present in the United States, pursuant to the federal Immigration and Naturalization Act the court shall notify the United States department of homeland security.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-17-115 - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-39-criminal-offenses/tn-code-sect-39-17-115.html
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