The following Code of Conduct shall be observed by all members of the Tennessee Young Democrats:

1. Members shall observe and abide by the Constitution, Standing Rules, and all other rules of TNYD.

2. Members shall refrain from violating all applicable federal, state, and tribal laws.

3. Members shall conduct themselves with respect towards other members while attending TNYD events or acting in an official capacity as a representative of TNYD.

4. Members shall observe and abide by the rules of order and maintain decorum during meetings.

5. Members may not provide any individual under the age of 21 with alcohol or in any other way facilitate or encourage underage drinking during TNYD events.

6. Members are prohibited from engaging in any form of harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and retaliation.

   1. Harassment is defined as any unwelcome conduct that is based on a person’s sex, national origin, race, color, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or other immutable characteristics. Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

      1. unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors;

      2. other verbal or physical harassment;

      3. offensive remarks;

      4. the use of social media or mobile technology to portray another individual in a sexually explicit way; and

      5. Stalking.

   2. Sexual violence is defined to include, but is not limited to, the following:

      1. rape, sexual battery, and sexual assault;

      2. any other action which involves unconsented sexual touching, fondling, penetration, or the use of an object to touch, fondle or penetrate another individual;

      3. forcing or coercing another individual to perform nonconsensual sexual acts; and

      4. sexual acts involving anyone who is underage, unconscious, asleep, intoxicated due to alcohol, drugs, or another substance, or is otherwise incapacitated.

   3. Domestic and dating violence is defined as conduct by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim (or a person with whom the victim shares a child in common) that causes bodily injury to the victim, another person, an animal owned by the victim, or causes the victim or another person the belief that they will suffer bodily injury.

   4. Retaliation is defined as to include, but not limited to, threats, intimidation, reprisals, and adverse organizational actions against a person based on their report of harassment, sexual violence, or domestic or dating violence.

7. Members may not discriminate against any other member on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, immigration status, physical appearance, military or veteran status, or status as a victim of domestic violence, assault, or stalking.

8. Members who are in a position of managing, reporting, or using funds on behalf of TNYD may not engage in fiduciary malfeasance which includes money laundering, theft of money or property, misuse of funds, or fraudulent accounting practices.

9. Members may not offer, accept payments of money, or other items of value in exchange for entering a particular vote.

10. Members may not share information outside of TNYD that is provided during an executive session or otherwise deemed as not for public dissemination under the Constitution and Standing Rules.