# Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-4-106: Prohibition against receiving rebates, gifts, money or anything of value - Conflicts of interest > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T12_C4_S12-4-106 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-4-106 - **Heading:** Prohibition against receiving rebates, gifts, money or anything of value - Conflicts of interest - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-106 ## Text (a) No officer or employee of the central procurement office, nor any member of the procurement commission, nor any head of any state department, institution or agency, nor any employee of any state department, institution or agency charged with the responsibility of initiating requisitions, shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation to whom any contract for the purchase of goods or services for the state may be awarded, by rebate, gifts, or otherwise, any money or anything of value whatsoever, or any promise, obligation, or contract for future rewards or compensation. (b) (1) It is a conflict of interest for any person or any company with whom such person is an officer, a director, or an equity owner having an ownership interest greater than one percent (1%) to bid on any public contract for goods or services for a governmental entity if such person or the immediate family member of such person is a member of a board or commission having responsibility for letting or approving such contract. (2) As used in this subsection (b): (A) "Governmental entity" means any state agency, authority, board, commission, department, or office within the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government or any autonomous state agency, authority, board, commission, department, office, or institution of higher education; and (B) "Immediate family" means spouse, dependent children or stepchildren, or relatives related by blood or marriage. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 75, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1969, ch. 331, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-432; Acts 1984, ch. 822, § 2; 1990, ch. 699, § 1; 1991, ch. 518, §§ 1, 2; 1998, ch. 990, § 1; 2009, ch. 518, § 1. (a) No officer or employee of the central procurement office, nor any member of the procurement commission, nor any head of any state department, institution or agency, nor any employee of any state department, institution or agency charged with the responsibility of initiating requisitions, shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation to whom any contract for the purchase of goods or services for the state may be awarded, by rebate, gifts, or otherwise, any money or anything of value whatsoever, or any promise, obligation, or contract for future rewards or compensation. (b) (1) It is a conflict of interest for any person or any company with whom such person is an officer, a director, or an equity owner having an ownership interest greater than one percent (1%) to bid on any public contract for goods or services for a governmental entity if such person or the immediate family member of such person is a member of a board or commission having responsibility for letting or approving such contract. (2) As used in this subsection (b): (A) "Governmental entity" means any state agency, authority, board, commission, department, or office within the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government or any autonomous state agency, authority, board, commission, department, office, or institution of higher education; and (B) "Immediate family" means spouse, dependent children or stepchildren, or relatives related by blood or marriage. (1) It is a conflict of interest for any person or any company with whom such person is an officer, a director, or an equity owner having an ownership interest greater than one percent (1%) to bid on any public contract for goods or services for a governmental entity if such person or the immediate family member of such person is a member of a board or commission having responsibility for letting or approving such contract. erest for any person or any company with whom such person is an officer, a director, or an equity owner having an ownership interest greater than one percent (1%) to bid on any public contract for goods or services for a governmental entity if such person or the immediate family member of such person is a member of a board or commission having responsibility for letting or approving such contract. (2) As used in this subsection (b): (A) "Governmental entity" means any state agency, authority, board, commission, department, or office within the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government or any autonomous state agency, authority, board, commission, department, office, or institution of higher education; and (B) "Immediate family" means spouse, dependent children or stepchildren, or relatives related by blood or marriage. (A) "Governmental entity" means any state agency, authority, board, commission, department, or office within the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government or any autonomous state agency, authority, board, commission, department, office, or institution of higher education; and (B) "Immediate family" means spouse, dependent children or stepchildren, or relatives related by blood or marriage. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 75, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1969, ch. 331, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-432; Acts 1984, ch. 822, § 2; 1990, ch. 699, § 1; 1991, ch. 518, §§ 1, 2; 1998, ch. 990, § 1; 2009, ch. 518, § 1. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-4-101 Personal interest of officers prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T12_C4_S12-4-101.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-4-102 Penalty for unlawful interest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T12_C4_S12-4-102.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-4-103 Bidding, sale, or offer for sale by state employees or members of general assembly prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T12_C4_S12-4-103.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-4-104 Penalty for unlawful transactions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T12_C4_S12-4-104.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-4-105 Grand jury investigations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T12_C4_S12-4-105.md) - [Tenn. 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