Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-2-412
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(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. (b) A purchaser who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1976, ch. 821, § 12; T.C.A., § 12-246; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6; 2004, ch. 554, § 1.
(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.
(b) A purchaser who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1976, ch. 821, § 12; T.C.A., § 12-246; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6; 2004, ch. 554, § 1.
(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.
(b) A purchaser who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1976, ch. 821, § 12; T.C.A., § 12-246; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6; 2004, ch. 554, § 1.
Status: in_force
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