2014 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property
Part 1 - Theft
§ 39-14-107 - Claim of right.
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under ยงยง 39-14-103, 39-14-104 and 39-14-106 that the person:
(1) Acted under an honest claim of right to the property or service involved;
(2) Acted in the honest belief that the person had the right to obtain or exercise control over the property or service as the person did; or
(3) Obtained or exercised control over property or service honestly believing that the owner, if present, would have consented.
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