It is a Class E felony for any officer of the department to enter knowingly into any contract under this chapter and chapters 2, 4, and 5 of this title with:(1) Any person related to the officer or to any other officer of the department within the fourth degree;(2) Any corporation in which the officer or any other member of the department is interested, directly or indirectly; or(3) Any corporation in which any person knowingly related to the officer is interested, directly or indirectly.Acts 1917, ch. 74, § 8; Shan., § 1720a29b34 (p. 6551); Shan. Supp., § 1720a7b65; Code 1932, § 3225; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-118; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12; 1989, ch. 591, § 51.
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