Tennessee Code 8-4-405 – Educating citizens and public employees on reporting allegations of fraud, waste or abuse of public funds and the responsibility of comptroller to review allegations
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-4-405
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
Through press releases, public service announcements, or other appropriate public information activities, the office of the comptroller of the treasury shall attempt to educate both private citizens and public employees of the availability of a mechanism to report, and the responsibilities of the office of the comptroller of the treasury to review, allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse of public funds.