§ 8-19-501 Reporting unlawful or unauthorized taking or abuse of public money, property or services – Method of making reports
§ 8-19-502 Demands on bonding companies – Prior approval of comptroller required
§ 8-19-503 Unauthorized settlement with bonding company
§ 8-19-504 Legislative intent
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 8 > Chapter 19 > Part 5 - Unauthorized Settlements

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Cooperative agreement: means an agreement among two (2) or more hospitals for the consolidation by merger or other combination of assets, offering, provision, operation, planning, funding, pricing, contracting, utilization review or management of health services or for the sharing, allocation, or referral of patients, personnel, instructional programs, support services and facilities or medical, diagnostic or laboratory facilities or procedures or other services traditionally offered by hospitals. See Tennessee Code 68-11-1302
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-11-1302
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-11-1401
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.