Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-38-105 (2026)
Liability for participation in the illegal drug market - Exception for law enforcement in official investigations
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) A person who knowingly participates in the illegal drug market within this state is liable for civil damages as provided in this chapter. A person may recover damages under this chapter for injury resulting from an individual's use of an illegal drug.
- (b) A law enforcement officer or agency, the state, or a person acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer or agency or the state, is not liable for participating in the illegal drug market, if the participation is in furtherance of an official investigation.
Acts 2005, ch. 377, § 5.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2019–2020 · leading case: Jared Effler v. Purdue Pharma L.P. (Tenn. 2020).
Jared Effler v. Purdue Pharma L.P. (Tenn. 2020). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-38-105 (a). The definition of “person” under the Act includes corporate entities.”
Jared Effler v. Purdue Pharma L.P. (2019). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-38-105 (a) (2012). The DDLA defines a “person” as “individual, governmental entity, corporation, firm, trust, partnership, or incorporated or unincorporated association, existing under or authorized by the laws of this state, another state, or foreign…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-38-105(a) — 1 case
Jared Effler v. Purdue Pharma L.P. (Tenn. 2020). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-38-105 (a). The definition of “person” under the Act includes corporate entities.”
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