Tennessee Code Title 4. State Government § 4-21-310

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

(a) It is a violation of this chapter for a person to:

(1) Willfully interfere with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the attorney general;

(2) Willfully obstruct or prevent a person from complying with this chapter or an order issued under this chapter; or

(3) Violate the terms of a conciliation agreement made pursuant to this chapter.

(b) An individual employee or agent of an employer is not liable for a civil violation an employer of such person is found to have committed under this section.

(c) A person or a member or representative of the person who willfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the attorney general or the attorney general's agent in connection with this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.

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