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TN Code § 39-17-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-102. Unlawful Disposal of Raw Sewage — Continued Violation — Enforcement

  It is an offense for a person to unlawfully dispose of water carrying human waste, household or business waste, or to pipe or transmit raw sewage or the effluent from any septic tank or other system of any type, into or on public or private property.   Each day of continued violation after conviction constitutes a separate offense.   It is the duty of the local health officer to enforce the terms of this section, but this shall not be a duty exclusive only to local health officers.   An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-17-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-103. Abandonment of Certain Airtight Containers

  It is an offense for a person to place or permit to remain outside any dwelling, building, or other structure, or within any warehouse or storage room or any unoccupied or abandoned dwelling, building or other structure, under any circumstances as to be accessible to children, any icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container that has a capacity of one and one-half (1½) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more and that has a door or lid equipped with a latch or other fastening device capable of securing the door or lid shut.   An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-17-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-104. Safety Devices on Refrigerators Required

  All new iceboxes or refrigerators that have a capacity of one and one-half (1½) cubic feet or more, and an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more, and that have a door or lid equipped with a latch or other fastening device capable of securing the door or lid shut, sold or offered for sale in this state shall be equipped with a safety device that will enable the door or lid to be opened easily from the inside as a means of escape. Failure to abide by this provision is an offense.   An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-17-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-105. Charge for Use of Public Toilet Facility Prohibited

  It is an offense for a person maintaining toilet facilities available to the public to impose a charge for the use of the facility.   Each toilet facility maintained in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.   An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-17-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-106. Gifts of Adulterated Candy or Food

  It is an offense for any person with the intent to harm another knowingly to offer, give or entice another to take or accept any treat, candy, gift, or food that is poisonous or harmful to the health or welfare of the recipient or other person.   An offense under this section is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 39-17-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-107. Adulteration of Food, Liquids, or Pharmaceuticals

  It is an offense for a person to adulterate any food product or liquid that is manufactured, marketed, grown, or produced for human consumption or any pharmaceutical product that is designed, marketed, or prescribed for the diagnosis or treatment of a disease or medical condition by placing in, mixing with, or adding to the product or liquid, any object, liquid, powder or other substance with the intent to cause bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death to a user of the product or liquid.    A violation of this section where the person intends to cause bodily injury is a Class C felony.   A violation of this section where the person intends to cause serious bodily injury or death is a Class B felony.
TN Code § 39-17-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-108. Tampering With Construction Signs and Barricades — Travel on Closed Roads — Definitions

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:  “Barricade” means a barrier for obstructing the passage of motor vehicle traffic;   “Detour sign” means any sign placed across or on a public road of the state, by the state, the county or municipal authorities or by their contractors, indicating that the road is closed or partially closed, which sign also indicates the direction of an alternate route to be followed to give access to certain points;   “Fence” means a barrier to prevent the intrusion of motor vehicle traffic;   “Officially closed” means a highway or road that has been officially closed by a governmental unit, the department of transportation, a city or a county; and   “Warning sign” means a sign indicating construction work in the area.     A person commits an offense who intentionally:  Destroys, knocks down, removes, defaces, or alters any lighting flasher letters or figures on a detour or warning sign set upon a highway or road of this state;   Knocks down, removes, rearranges, destroys, defaces or alters any letters or figures on a barricade or fence erected on any highway or road of this state;   Drives around or through any barricade or fence on any officially closed highway or road of this state;   Drives around a detour sign or barricade or fence; or   Ignores or disregards a warning sign before the road has been officially opened to public traffic by the department, or in appropriate cases by the county or municipal officer responsible for constructing or maintaining such roads.     A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.   This section shall have no application to:  Law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties;   Employees of the Tennessee department of transportation;   Contractors performing work on the highways;   Federal authorities when engaged in inspection of surveys, repairs, maintenance, or construction on or alongside the highways or within the right-of-way;   Individuals domiciled or making their livelihood within the affected areas; or   Any person or group of persons that shall be authorized by the commissioner, or appropriate county or municipal officer.
TN Code § 39-17-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-109. Airport and Aircraft Security

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:  “Air operations area” means a portion of an airport designed and used for the landing, taking off, or surface maneuvering of airplanes; and   “Sterile area” means an area to which access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property in accordance with an approved security program.     It is an offense for a person to knowingly trespass or unlawfully enter upon an aircraft, air carrier, foreign air carrier or air operations area or sterile area of an airport serving the general public, if the trespass or entry is in violation of or contrary to security requirements established by federal regulation.   A violation of subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.   If any person violates subsection (b) with the intent to commit an act in the aircraft, air carrier, foreign air carrier or air operations area or sterile area that is punishable as a felony under federal or state law, and the person is convicted of the felony, a violation of subsection (b) is a Class E felony.   Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting prosecution and conviction under any other criminal statute.
TN Code § 39-17-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-110. Attachment of Signs to Barriers Constructed or Owned by a Governmental Entity

  It is an offense to tie, attach or otherwise place any sign, sheet, board, poster, banner, advertisement, or other similar item on any fence or barrier that borders an interstate highway if the fence or barrier was constructed or is owned by a governmental entity.   A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-17-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-111. Alteration of Warning, Guard or Other Safety Device From Any Machine, Tool, or Other Implement

   It is an offense for any person to knowingly and intentionally remove, disconnect, alter or cause to have removed, disconnected or altered a warning, guard or other safety device from any machine, tool or other implement and as a result of that action another person suffers bodily injury or death. For purposes of this section, “machine, tool or other implement” does not include:  Any item of equipment or device being used for agricultural, forestry purposes, or lawn and garden care purposes; or   Any item being used for home improvements or maintenance by a person not engaged in commercial activities.     It is not an offense to knowingly and intentionally remove, disconnect, alter or cause to have removed, disconnected or altered a warning, guard or other safety device under subdivision (a)(1) if the warning, guard or other safety device is removed, disconnected or altered:  With the sole and intended purpose of improving safety in accordance with accepted industry safety standards; or   When a machine, tool or other implement is redesigned to manufacture a product or products substantially different than it was originally designed, and the warning, guard or other safety device is replaced with a warning, guard or other safety device with equal or improved effectiveness relative to accepted industry safety standards.       A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable only by fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).   Evidence of a criminal conviction under this section shall not be admissible in a subsequent action against the employer filed by the employee involving a workplace injury or death.   Neither a conviction nor a failure to obtain a conviction under this section shall preclude any other action authorized by law with respect to conduct in controversy under subsection (a).
TN Code § 39-17-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-112. False Academic Degrees

  It is an offense for any person to knowingly issue, sell or manufacture a false academic degree. As used in this subsection (a), “person” includes any individual, corporation, firm, company, partnership or association.   It is an offense for an individual to knowingly use or claim to have a false academic degree to obtain:  Employment;   A promotion in employment; or   Admission to a college, university or other institution of higher learning.     As used in this section, “false academic degree” shall mean any degree issued that meets one of the following criteria:  Issued without requiring any student academic work;   Issued based solely on the student's life experience or portfolio without requiring any post secondary work submitted to and evaluated by faculty with appropriate academic degrees from an institution that is:  Accredited by a regional accrediting agency or other accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education; and   Authorized to operate in Tennessee pursuant to title 49, chapter 7, part 20, relative to the authorization of post secondary institutions, or is exempted from authorization by § 49-7-2004; or     Issued using more than twenty-five percent (25%) of required credits based on the student's life experience or portfolio.     Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an otherwise properly accredited and authorized institution from issuing honorary degrees recognizing distinguished individuals for service to the state, an institution or community.   A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.   A violation of subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-17-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-113. Payment of Citations for Persons Who Purchase Devices for Detection of or Interference With Devices Used to Measure the Speed of Motor Vehicles

  It is an offense to offer to pay or to pay a motor vehicle traffic citation of any person who purchased any device or mechanism, passive or active, to detect or purposefully interfere with or diminish the measurement capabilities of any radar, laser, or other device or mechanism employed by law enforcement personnel to measure the speed of motor vehicles for law enforcement purposes.   This section shall apply only to persons and firms that sell or lease devices or mechanisms that detect or purposefully interfere with or diminish the measurement capabilities of any radar, laser, or other device or mechanism.   A violation of this section shall be a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine only of up to five hundred dollars ($500). Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
TN Code § 39-17-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-114. Transportation of Illegal Aliens

  It is an offense for any person for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain to transport or cause to be transported into the state an individual who the person knows or should have known has illegally entered or remained in the United States, as determined by the bureau of immigration and customs enforcement of the United States department of homeland security.    This section shall not apply to common carriers.   It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the individuals were being transported for religious purposes.     A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each person illegally transported.   Any moneys received from a violation of this section shall go to the arresting agency or agencies.
TN Code § 39-17-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-115. Knowingly Manufacturing, Providing, Transferring or Submitting False Identification for the Purposes of Obtaining or Maintaining Employment

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:  “Employment” means any work engaged in for compensation in money or other valuable consideration and for which a person paying the compensation for the work performed would be required to file a W-2 wage and tax statement with the federal internal revenue service;   “False identification” means a document of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purposes of identification of individuals that would identify the individual to be a lawful resident alien, an individual authorized to be employed by the federal Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.), or the United States attorney general or that would identify the individual to be a United States citizen that:  Is not issued by or under the authority of a governmental entity or was issued under the authority of a governmental entity but was subsequently altered for purposes of deceit; and   Appears to be issued by or under the authority of a governmental entity; and     “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity.     It is an offense for a person to knowingly manufacture, provide, transfer or submit to any other person false identification for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining employment.   A violation of subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor. Each false identification document used in violation of subsection (b) shall constitute a separate offense.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit prosecution under any other law.   Upon conviction of a violation of subsection (b), if it is determined that any person in connection with a violation of this section is not lawfully present in the United States, pursuant to the federal Immigration and Naturalization Act the court shall notify the United States department of homeland security.
TN Code § 39-17-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-116. Unlawful to Draw Property Transfer Documents Without Interest in Property

   It is an offense for any person to knowingly cause to be prepared, sign, or file records of any property transfer document when the transferor, grantor or person applying for registration knows or should know by an examination of the public records, that the transferor or grantor has no legal nor equitable interest to convey, or when there is no reasonable basis for assumption that the transferor or grantor has any interest in the property.   As used in this subsection (a), “person” includes any individual, corporation, firm, company, partnership, or association.     Upon a final conviction for an offense pursuant to this section, any court having or exercising circuit court jurisdiction may order the filing of an order of said court declaring the offending transfer document or documents to be void and of no legal effect and removing any cloud on the title that may have arisen because of said documents.   This section shall not be applicable to any licensed attorney who, in good faith, prepares such a transfer document in the course of representation of a client.   A violation of subsection (a) shall be a Class E felony.
TN Code § 39-17-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 1 - Miscellaneous|§ 39-17-117. Unlawful to Draw a Lien Against Real or Personal Property Without Legal Basis

   It is an offense for any person to knowingly prepare, sign, or file any lien or other document with the intent to encumber any real or personal property when such person has no reasonable basis or any legal cause to place such lien or encumbrance on such real or personal property.   As used in this subsection (a), “person” includes any individual or entity.     Upon conviction for an offense pursuant to this section, any court having or exercising circuit court jurisdiction may order the removal from any record the lien or document evidencing an encumbrance, and order that the document be void and of no legal effect, and, if so ordered, the court shall cause the removal of any cloud on a title that may have arisen because of the document.   This section shall not apply to:  A licensed attorney who prepares a document in the course of representation of a client;   A financial institution regulated by the Tennessee department of financial institutions, the federal reserve board, the office of the comptroller of the currency, the farm credit administration, or the national credit union administration, qualified commercial financing entity, as defined in § 67-4-2004, or an employee or agent of any of those entities, who prepares, signs or files a lien or other document in the ordinary course of business;   A title insurance company or agent who prepares, signs, or files a lien or other document in the ordinary course of business; or   A real estate licensee operating in compliance with the Tennessee Real Estate Broker License Act of 1973, compiled in title 62, chapter 13.     A violation of subsection (a) is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 39-17-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 3 - Disorderly Conduct and Riots|§ 39-17-301. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Desecrate” means defacing, damaging, polluting or otherwise physically mistreating in a way that the person knows or should know will outrage the sensibilities of an ordinary individual likely to observe or discover the person's action;   “Participates” includes:  Joining a group of three (3) or more persons who riot;   Aiding and abetting a riot; or   Refusing any lawful order of correctional personnel or other law enforcement officers during the course of a riot;     “Riot” means a disturbance in a public place or penal institution as defined in § 39-16-601 involving an assemblage of three (3) or more persons whether or not participating in any otherwise lawful activity, which, by tumultuous and violent conduct, creates grave danger of substantial damage to property or serious bodily injury to persons or substantially obstructs law enforcement or other governmental function; and   “Transportation facility” means any conveyance or place used for or in connection with public passenger transportation by air, railroad, motor vehicle or any other method. It includes, but is not limited to, aircraft, watercraft, railroad cars, buses, and air, boat, railroad and bus terminals and stations.
TN Code § 39-17-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 3 - Disorderly Conduct and Riots|§ 39-17-302. Riot

  A person commits an offense who knowingly participates in a riot.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. In any sentence imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of thirty (30) days of incarceration and an order of restitution for any property damage or loss incurred as a result of the offense.
TN Code § 39-17-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 3 - Disorderly Conduct and Riots|§ 39-17-303. Aggravated Riot

  A person commits an offense who:  Knowingly participates in a riot; and   As a result of the riot a person other than one (1) of the participants suffers bodily injury or substantial property damage occurs.     A violation of this section is a Class E felony. In any sentence imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of forty-five (45) days of incarceration. In any sentence imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall include an order of restitution for any injury, property damage, or loss incurred as a result of the offense.
TN Code § 39-17-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare|Part 3 - Disorderly Conduct and Riots|§ 39-17-304. Inciting to Riot

  A person commits an offense who incites or urges three (3) or more persons to create or engage in a riot.   A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. In any sentence imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall include an order of restitution for any property damage or loss incurred as a result of the offense.