(a) It is hereby declared unlawful for any state official or employee to purchase from the state 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.

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 12-2-412

  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
(b) A purchaser who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
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