It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under §§ 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.Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1030, § 19.
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