TCA 39-14-906
Criminal intent
FELONYFelony
What does this charge mean?
This statute states that prosecutors do not need to prove the defendant knew the specific crime that produced the money (such as drug dealing), only that the defendant knew the money came from some criminal activity. It also protects corporations from liability for employee crimes if the company had good policies in place to prevent such conduct and properly monitored employees.
Penalty Details
ClassificationFelony
Penalty SummaryFelony
(a) In a prosecution for an offense under this part, the state is not required to prove that the defendant actually knew that the property or proceeds were derived from a specified unlawful activity, so long as the defendant knew that the property or proceeds were derived from some form of criminal activity. (1) year under the laws of the state in which it occurred. See Tennessee Code 39-14-902State: 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 corporation, the board of directors or the executive officers shall not be responsible for the criminal acts of the corporation’s employees; provided, that the corporation has exercised due diligence to prevent the criminal acts. For purposes of this part, a corporation shall be deemed to have exercised due diligence if the criminal acts committed by its employees are in violation of specific corporate policy or instructions, the corporate policy or instructions were communicated to the employees who committed the criminal acts, the corporation had implemented monitoring or supervision procedures reasonably designed to detect violations of its corporate policy or instruction, and the board of directors and executive officers of the corporation acted in good faith.
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TCA Section39-14-906