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TN Code § 39-14-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-114. Forgery

  A person commits an offense who forges a writing with intent to defraud or harm another.   As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:  “Forge” means to:  Alter, make, complete, execute or authenticate any writing so that it purports to:   Be the act of another who did not authorize that act;   Have been executed at a time or place or in a numbered sequence other than was in fact the case; or   Be a copy of an original when no such original existed;     Make false entries in books or records;   Issue, transfer, register the transfer of, pass, publish, or otherwise utter a writing that is forged within the meaning of subdivision (b)(1)(A); or   Possess a writing that is forged within the meaning of subdivision (b)(1)(A) with intent to utter it in a manner specified in subdivision (b)(1)(C); and     “Writing” includes printing or any other method of recording information, money, coins, tokens, stamps, seals, credit cards, badges, trademarks, and symbols of value, right, privilege or identification.     An offense under this section is punishable as theft pursuant to § 39-14-105, but in no event shall forgery be less than a Class E felony.
TN Code § 39-14-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-115. Criminal Simulation

   A person commits the offense of criminal simulation who, with intent to defraud or harm another:  Makes or alters an object, in whole or in part, so that it appears to have value because of age, antiquity, rarity, source or authorship that it does not have;   Possesses an object so made or altered, with intent to sell, pass or otherwise utter it; or   Authenticates or certifies an object so made or altered as genuine or as different from what it is.     A person commits the offense of criminal simulation who, with knowledge of its character, possesses:  Any machinery, plates or other contrivances designed to produce instruments reporting to be credit or debit cards of an issuer who had not consented to the preparation of the cards; or   Any instrument, apparatus or contrivance designed, adapted or used for commission of any theft of property or services by fraudulent means.       Criminal simulation is punishable as theft pursuant to § 39-14-105, but in no event shall criminal simulation be less than a Class E felony.
TN Code § 39-14-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-116. Hindering Secured Creditors

  A person who claims ownership of or interest in any property which is the subject of a security interest, security agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, attachment, judgment or other statutory or equitable lien commits an offense who, with intent to hinder enforcement of that interest or lien, destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers, or otherwise harms or reduces the value of the property.   For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:  “Remove” means transport, without the effective consent of the secured party, from the state or county in which the property was located when the security interest or lien attached; and   “Security interest” means an interest in personal property or fixtures that secures payment or performance of an obligation.     An offense under this section is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 39-14-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-117. Fraud in Insolvency

  A person commits an offense who, when proceedings have been or are about to be instituted for the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of creditors, or when any other assignment, composition, or liquidation for the benefit of creditors has been or is about to be made:  Destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers, or otherwise harms or reduces the value of the property with intent to defeat or obstruct the operation of a law relating to administration of property for the benefit of creditors;   Intentionally falsifies any writing or record relating to the property or any claim against the debtor; or   Intentionally misrepresents or refuses to disclose to a trustee or receiver, or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of creditors, the existence, amount, or location of the property, or any other information that the person could legally be required to furnish in relation to the administration.     An offense under this section is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 39-14-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-118. Illegal Possession or Fraudulent Use of Credit or Debit Card

  A person commits the crime of illegal possession of a credit or debit card who, knowing the person does not have the consent of the owner or issuer, takes, exercises control over or otherwise uses that card or information from that card.   A person commits the crime of fraudulent use of a credit or debit card who uses, or allows to be used, a credit or debit card or information from that card, for the purpose of obtaining property, credit, services or anything else of value with knowledge that:  The card is forged or stolen;   The card has been revoked or cancelled;   The card has expired and the person uses the card with fraudulent intent; or   For any other reason the use of the card is unauthorized by either the issuer or the person to whom the credit or debit card is issued.      Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card is punishable as theft pursuant to § 39-14-105, depending on the amount of property, credit, goods or services obtained.   If no property, credit, goods, or services are actually received or obtained, illegal possession or fraudulent use of a credit card is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-14-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-119. Reporting of Credit or Debit Card Lost, Stolen or Mislaid

  Any person who reports or attempts to report a credit or debit card as being lost, stolen, or mislaid knowing the report to be false violates this subsection (a).   Any person who, with intent to defraud, uses a credit or debit card or information from such card, which has previously been reported lost, stolen or mislaid, violates this subsection (b).   A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-14-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-120. Issuing False Financial Statement

  A person commits the crime of issuing a false financial statement who, with intent to defraud:  Knowingly makes or utters a written instrument which purports to describe the financial condition or ability of the person or some other person to pay and which is inaccurate in some material respect; or   Represents in writing that a written instrument purporting to describe a person's financial condition or ability to pay is accurate with respect to that person's current financial condition or ability to pay, knowing or having reason to believe the instrument to be materially inaccurate in that respect.     Issuing a false financial statement is a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-14-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-122. Immunity for False Arrest or Imprisonment

  Any person causing the arrest of the drawer of a check, draft or order shall not be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest or false imprisonment if the person, firm or corporation relies in good faith upon the permissible inferences set forth in § 39-14-121(b) and notice is given, if required, to the drawer of the check.   To rely on the civil or criminal immunity, the drawee of any check, draft, or other order for the payment of money, before refusing to pay same to the holder upon presentation, shall also cause to be written, printed, or stamped in plain language thereon or attached thereto, the reason for the drawee's dishonor or refusal of the same.
TN Code § 39-14-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-128. Creating False Impression of Death

  It is an offense for any person to intentionally and falsely create the impression that any person is deceased.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-14-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-130. Destruction of Valuable Papers With Intent to Defraud

  Any person who takes or destroys any valuable papers with intent to injure or defraud shall be punished as if for theft. If the value of the papers is not ascertainable, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.   For the purposes of this section, “valuable papers” includes:  Any bond, promissory note, bill of exchange, order, or certificate;   Any book of accounts respecting goods, money or other things;   Any deed or contract in force;   Any receipt, release, or defeasant;   Any instrument of writing whereby any demand, right or obligation is created, ascertained, increased, extinguished or diminished; or   Any other valuable paper writing.
TN Code § 39-14-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-131. Destruction or Concealment of Will

 Any person who destroys or conceals the last will and testament of a testator, or any codicil thereto, with intent to prevent the probate thereof or defraud any devisee or legatee, commits a Class E felony.
TN Code § 39-14-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-132. Misrepresentation of Mileage on Used Motor Vehicle Odometer

  No person or agent of any person shall misrepresent the mileage on a used motor vehicle which is offered for sale, trade-in or exchange by changing the mileage registering instrument of a used motor vehicle so as to show a lesser mileage reading than that recorded by the instrument; provided, that this shall not be construed to prevent the service, repair or replacement of the mileage registering instrument, which, by reason of normal use, wear or through damage, requires service, repair or replacement.    A person may service, repair, or replace an odometer of a motor vehicle if the mileage registered by the odometer remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. If the mileage cannot remain the same after every reasonable attempt to set the odometer to the mileage registered prior to the service, repair or replacement:  The person shall adjust the odometer to read zero (0); and   The owner of the vehicle or agent of the owner shall affix to the left door frame of the vehicle a secure, permanent plate or sticker conforming with federal standards which contains the mileage before the service, repair or replacement and the date of the service, repair or replacement.     A person may not, with intent to defraud, remove or alter a notice attached to a motor vehicle as required by this section.     A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-14-133 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-133. False or Fraudulent Insurance Claims

 Any person who intentionally presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim, or any proof in support of such claim, for the payment of a loss, or other benefits, upon any contract of insurance coverage, or automobile comprehensive or collision insurance, or certificate of such insurance or prepares, makes or subscribes to a false or fraudulent account, certificate, affidavit or proof of loss, or other documents or writing, with intent that the same may be presented or used in support of such claim, is punished as in the case of theft.
TN Code § 39-14-134 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-134. Alteration of Item's Permanent Distinguishing Numbers — Sale or Possession of Such Item

  A person commits a Class A misdemeanor who knowingly and with the intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of an item:  Alters, covers, defaces, destroys or removes the permanent serial number, manufacturer's identification plate or other permanent distinguishing number from such item; or   Sells, buys or has possession of such item.     This section does not in any way affect §§ 55-5-111 and 55-5-112, relative to motor vehicles.
TN Code § 39-14-135 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-135. Manufacture, Sale or Possession of Farm Implement Without Serial Number

   No new tractor-drawn major farm implement manufactured as a self-contained unit after December 31, 1968, and designed to be pulled by or attached to a farm tractor and sold as a complete unit, shall be sold or offered for sale at wholesale or retail unless a manufacturer's serial number shall be prominently stamped on the equipment or on a piece of metal securely affixed to the equipment.   It shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer to see that such an implement is properly supplied with a serial number.     Any person who manufactures, distributes, sells or transfers any tractor-drawn major farm implement subject to the requirements of this section without a serial number prominently stamped on the equipment or on a piece of metal securely affixed thereto commits a Class A misdemeanor.   This section shall not apply to the sale of parts, components or accessories for major farm implements where serial numbers are not required by law.
TN Code § 39-14-136 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-136. Falsifying of Educational and Academic Documents

  A person commits the offense of falsifying educational and academic documents who buys, sells, creates, duplicates, alters, gives or obtains a diploma, academic record, certificate of enrollment or other instrument which purports to signify merit or achievement conferred by an institution of education with the intent to use fraudulently that document or to allow the fraudulent use of the document.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-14-137 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-137. Fraudulent Qualifying for Programs for Disadvantaged or Minority Businesses

  No person shall knowingly commit or engage in any false or fraudulent conduct, representation or practice in order to qualify, or assist another to qualify, for participation in any program administered by or through an agency of state or local government intended to specifically encourage and enhance economic development of the following:  Disadvantaged businesses, as described by § 4-26-102(6);   Small businesses, as described by § 12-3-1102;   Minority-owned businesses, as described by § 12-3-1102; or   Disadvantaged business concerns and enterprises, as described by or pursuant to § 54-1-124.     A violation of subsection (a) is punishable as theft pursuant to § 39-14-105.   Any contract entered into as a direct result of a violation of subsection (a) shall be null and void and the court shall order repayment of all governmental funds paid pursuant thereto which may be reasonably construed as constituting net profit or personal enrichment for the guilty party or parties. Repayment of funds pursuant to this subsection (c) shall be in addition to payment of any fine imposed pursuant to subsection (b).
TN Code § 39-14-138 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-138. Theft of Trade Secrets

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:  “Article” means any object, material, device, or substance or copy thereof, including any writing, record, recording, drawing, sample, specimen, prototype, model, photograph, micro-organism, blueprint or map;   “Copy” means any facsimile, replica, photograph or other reproduction of an article, and any note, drawing or sketch made of or from an article;   “Representing” means describing, depicting, containing, constituting, reflecting or recording; and   “Trade secret” means the whole or any portion or phrase of any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula or improvement which is secret and of value. The trier of fact may infer a trade secret to be secret when the owner thereof takes measures to prevent it from becoming available to persons other than those selected by the owner to have access thereto for limited purposes.     A person is guilty of theft and shall be punished pursuant to § 39-14-105 who, with intent to deprive or withhold from its owner the control of the trade secret, or with intent to appropriate a trade secret to the person's own use or to the use of another:  Steals or embezzles an article representing a trade secret; or   Without authority makes or causes to be made a copy of an article representing a trade secret.
TN Code § 39-14-140 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-140. Forfeiture

 Any electronic or communications equipment, and any other devices used, sold, transferred or possessed to violate this part are considered contraband subject to seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures used for the forfeiture of conveyances pursuant to title 40, chapter 33.
TN Code § 39-14-143 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-143. Unauthorized Solicitation for Police, Judicial or Safety Association

  It is an offense for a person to solicit or accept a fee, consideration, donation, or to offer for sale or sell advertising as a representative, or under the guise of representing, a police, judicial or safety association, partnership or corporation unless the person is employed by or is a member of an organization composed of persons elected, employed or appointed pursuant to law, to engage in police, judicial or safety work or activities, except that the commissioner of safety may authorize in writing any person to engage in such activities until the authority is revoked in writing by the commissioner.   “Police,” as used in this section, includes any person duly elected, appointed, or employed as provided by law to engage in law enforcement work.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.   This section does not apply to any police, judicial or safety association directed or regulated by any agency, department or branch of state government. Neither does this section apply to associations composed of duly constituted law enforcement or judicial officers.   Notwithstanding subsection (c) to the contrary, any person, persons, corporation or corporations violating this section, which violation is accomplished through the use of some form of communication across the boundaries of this state, commits a Class E felony, whether such communication is:  By mail;   By the use of any electronic device, including, but not limited to, the use of a telephone or telegraph; or   By any other means.
TN Code § 39-14-145 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property|Part 1 - Theft|§ 39-14-145. Civil Liability of Employees for Theft of Retail Merchandise

  If the appropriate district attorney general consents to use of this section as provided in subsection (e), in lieu of any criminal penalties imposed by § 39-14-105 for theft offenses, any employee of a retail merchant who willfully takes possession of merchandise from the retail merchant with the intent to convert the merchandise to personal use without paying the purchase price shall be subject to civil liability should the merchant prevail as follows:  The greater of one hundred dollars ($100) or an amount three (3) times the listed retail price of the merchandise taken if the merchant does not recover the merchandise;   The greater of one hundred dollars ($100) or an amount three (3) times the difference between the value of the damaged merchandise and the value of the merchandise prior to its conversion if the merchant recovers the merchandise but it is in a damaged state; or   The greater of one hundred dollars ($100) or an amount twice the listed retail price of the merchandise if the merchant recovers the merchandise in the same condition it was in prior to the conversion.     The civil remedy conferred upon merchants by this section shall not apply if the listed retail price of the merchandise taken was in excess of five hundred dollars ($500).   If a written agreement is entered into between the merchant and the person responsible for damages and penalties pursuant to this section concerning the liability of the person and the payment of the damages and penalties, the agreement and the contents thereof shall remain confidential as long as the parties to the agreement continue to adhere to its terms.   Use of the civil remedy conferred upon merchants by this section shall not be construed to be a violation of § 39-16-604, prohibiting the compounding of an offense.   Any demand in writing or other document sent to an employee covered by this section shall also be sent to the district attorney general of the judicial district in which the offense occurred. If the appropriate district attorney general has not, within ten (10) days from the date the document was sent, objected to the use of this section in lieu of criminal prosecution, the district attorney general shall be deemed to have consented to the use of this section by the mercantile establishment. If the mercantile establishment does not send a written demand or other document to the employee, the district attorney general must be notified and must consent, either orally or in writing, to the use of this section in lieu of criminal prosecution.   Whenever a retail merchant, the merchant's agent or the merchant's employee apprehends an employee who has committed theft as described in subsection (a), the merchant, agent or employee shall not at such time enter into any written agreement to accept civil damages in lieu of criminal penalties or actually accept any such civil damages.