(a) Disposal of surplus personal property which is determined to not be salvageable or usable, in accordance with regulations of the procurement commission, and disposal of surplus property in the collection of the Tennessee state museum, are exempt from this part; provided, that such disposals are made in accordance with regulations of the procurement commission.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-2-409

  • Commission: means the procurement commission. See Tennessee Code 12-2-402
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • property: means every species of state property which is not either:
    (A) Real property, the disposal of which is subject to this title, governing the disposal of state real property. See Tennessee Code 12-2-402
  • 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
  • surplus property: means that personal property which has been determined to be obsolete, outmoded, or no longer usable by the state and declared as such, by the commissioner or head of the releasing department or agency, in accordance with this part. See Tennessee Code 12-2-402
(b)

(1) Disposal of surplus personal property in the possession of the general assembly is exempt from this part; provided, that such disposals are made in a commercially reasonable manner pursuant to the policies and guidelines developed by the joint legislative services committee, created by § 3-10-101, and approved by both speakers.
(2) A member of the general assembly may purchase office furniture, equipment, or other personal property for use in the home district legislative office of such member if such furniture, equipment or property has been declared surplus and classified for disposal pursuant to the policies and guidelines developed and approved pursuant to subdivision (b)(1).
(3)

(A) Except as permitted by subdivision (b)(2), it is hereby declared unlawful for any state official or employee to purchase from the general assembly except by bid at public auction or by internet auction, using a personal computer on personal time, any surplus property during the tenure of such person‘s office or employment, or for six (6) months thereafter.
(B) A purchaser who violates this subdivision (b)(3) commits a Class A misdemeanor.
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