Local Government Instances of Fraud Reporting Act

In 2007, The General Assembly passed the “Local Government Instances of Fraud Reporting Act” (Section 8-4-501, Tennessee Code Annotated). This act provides that public officials “with knowledge based upon available information that unlawful conduct has occurred shall report the information in a reasonable amount of time to the office of the Comptroller of the Treasury”

The act defines “public entity,” “public official,” “reasonable amount of time,” and “unlawful conduct.”

 

Provisions
The act provides that “The comptroller shall have the power to prescribe the method of making such reports.” Therefore, we have prepared a Fraud Reporting Form to be used by public officials.

 

Effective Date

The Governor signed the act on May 22, 2007, and it is now in effect as law.

 

 

Links

Trustee’s Responsibility to Detect and Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

 

Local Government Instances of Fraud Reporting Act

 

Fraud Reporting Form