Tennessee Code 39-16-704 – Retraction
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-16-704
- Official proceeding: means any type of administrative, executive, judicial, or legislative proceeding that is conducted before a public servant authorized by law to take statements under oath in that proceeding. See Tennessee Code 39-16-701
- Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
- Statement: means any representation of fact. See Tennessee Code 39-16-701
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
It is a defense to prosecution for aggravated perjury that the person retracted the false statement before completion of the testimony at the official proceeding during which the aggravated perjury was committed.