(a) It is unlawful for any employee of the department of transportation to encourage in any manner the purchase of any particular material or product or to assist in the initiation of requisitions for any materials or products to be purchased by any department of this state when such employee is directly interested as defined in § 12-4-101 in such material or product.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-1-205

  • Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.
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