(a) Any person responsible for an act or omission expressly declared to be a criminal offense by chapter 4 of this title commits:

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class E felony1 to 6 yearsup to $3,000
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-4-208

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, firm, trust, estate, partnership, joint venture, or association. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
(1) A Class A misdemeanor; and
(2) If the act or omission was intended to defraud, a Class E felony.
(b) An officer, director or employee of a credit union shall be responsible for an act or omission of the credit union declared to be a criminal offense pursuant to this chapter, whenever, knowing that the act or omission is unlawful, the officer, director or employee participates in authorizing or ratifying the omission or, having the duty to take the required action, omits to do so.
(c) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be no defense to a criminal prosecution hereunder that the defendant did not know the facts establishing the criminal character of the act or omission charged if the defendant could and should have known the facts in the proper performance of the defendant’s duty.
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