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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 8 - TERRORISM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 39-13-801 — 39-13-812) › Section 39-13-804 - Intentional release of dangerous chemical or hazardous material with intent of causing harm

(a)
The intentional release of a dangerous chemical or hazardous material utilized in a lawful industrial or commercial process shall be considered use of a weapon of mass destruction when a person knowingly utilizes those agents with intent and for the purpose of causing harm to persons either directly or indirectly through harm to animals or the environment. The release of dangerous chemicals or hazardous materials for any purpose shall remain subject to regulation under federal and state environmental laws.
(b)
The lawful use of chemicals for legitimate mineral extraction, industrial, agricultural, commercial, or private purposes, such as gasoline used to power engines or propane used for heating or cooking, is not proscribed by this part.
(c)
No university, research institution, private company, individual, hospital, or other health care facility shall be subject to this part for actions taken in furtherance of objectives undertaken for a lawful purpose; provided, that such actions are taken in connection with scientific or public health research or are necessary for therapeutic or clinical purposes, and, as required, are licensed or registered with the centers for disease control and prevention pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other applicable authorities.
Acts 2002, ch. 849, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 8 - TERRORISM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 39-13-801 — 39-13-812) › Section 39-13-805 - Commission of act of terrorism

(a)
It is an offense for any person to commit an act of terrorism in this state.
(b)
(1)
An act of terrorism is a Class A felony.
(2)
If the act of terrorism results in the loss of human life, the defendant shall be prosecuted and sentenced for first degree murder, under §
39-13-202
, rather than under this section.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 528, s 20, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 2002, ch. 849, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 8 - TERRORISM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 39-13-801 — 39-13-812) › Section 39-13-806 - Weapons of mass destruction

(a)
It is an offense for any person, without lawful authority, to possess, develop, manufacture, produce, transfer, acquire, weaponize, or retain any weaponized agent, biological warfare agent, weaponized biological or biologic warfare agent, chemical warfare agent, nuclear or radiological agent, or any other weapon of mass destruction.
(b)
A violation of subsection (a) is a Class B felony.
Acts 2002, ch. 849, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 8 - TERRORISM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 39-13-801 — 39-13-812) › Section 39-13-807 - Provision of support or resources to designated entity or to persons committing or attempting an act of terrorism - Exception

(a)
(1)
It is an offense for any person to provide material support or resources, or attempt or conspire to provide material support or resources, to:
(A)
Any person known by the person providing such material support or resources to be planning or carrying out an act of terrorism in this state, or concealing or attempting to escape after committing or attempting to commit an act of terrorism; or
(B)
A designated entity; provided, the person must have actual knowledge that the entity is a designated entity.
(2)
It is an offense for an entity that is supported in whole or in part by public funds to knowingly provide meeting spaces or other forums, including, but not limited to, electronic and print platforms, to any of the following for the purpose of soliciting material support, recruiting new members, or encouraging violent action:
(A)
A designated entity;
(B)
A group or organization that the entity knows or reasonably should know has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States to have engaged in an act of terrorism; or
(C)
A group or organization that the entity knows or reasonably should know receives financial or other support from a designated entity.
(b)
(1)
A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class A felony.
(2)
A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class E felony punishable only by a fine of up to three thousand dollars ($3,000) per offense.
(c)
This section shall not apply to any financial service, funds transfer, or securities transaction conducted in the ordinary course of business by a financial institution subject to the information sharing, suspicious activity reporting, or currency transaction reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (
31 U.S.C. § 5311
et seq.), or the U.S.A. Patriot Act (PL 107-56); provided, that any such institution that acts with the intent to assist, aid, or abet any person planning or carrying out an act of terrorism in this state, or concealing or attempting to escape after committing or attempting to commit an act of terrorism, shall remain liable under subsection (a).
(d)
A person prosecuted under subdivision (a)(1)(B) shall be afforded the same due process rights as are afforded to persons prosecuted under
18 U.S.C. § 2339B
.
(e)
The district attorney general shall notify the United States department of state, and any other appropriate federal department or agency, of a violation of subsection (a).
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872,s 3, eff. 5/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872,s 2, eff. 5/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 872,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.
Acts 2002, ch. 849, § 1; 2011 , ch. 497, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 8 - TERRORISM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 39-13-801 — 39-13-812) › Section 39-13-808 - Distribution or delivery of any substance as an act of terrorism or as a hoax

(a)
It is an offense for any person to distribute or to deliver, as an act of terrorism or as a hoax, any substance that is intended to, or that such person has reason to believe may, create a fear or apprehension on the part of any other person that such substance may be a biological warfare agent, a chemical warfare agent, or a nuclear or radiological agent, without regard to whether such substance is in fact a biological warfare agent, chemical warfare agent, or a nuclear or radiological agent.
(b)
(1)
A violation of subsection (a) as an act of terrorism is a Class A felony.
(2)
A violation of subsection (a) as a hoax is a Class C felony.
(c)
In addition to the penalties otherwise provided by law, any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a), either as an act of terrorism or as a hoax, shall make restitution of the costs incurred by any public or private entity or person resulting from such offense.
Acts 2002, ch. 849, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 8 - TERRORISM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 39-13-801 — 39-13-812) › Section 39-13-809 - Religious justification for violence or criminal activity prohibited

Religious justification for violence or criminal activity prohibited by this part shall not be considered a justification or a defense pursuant to chapter 11, part 6 of this title, nor shall it prohibit prosecution pursuant to this part.
Acts 2011, ch. 497, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 8 - TERRORISM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 39-13-801 — 39-13-812) › Section 39-13-811 - Civil action available to victims

(a)
Notwithstanding whether criminal prosecution is commenced, or a conviction is obtained for a violation of this part, a victim of a violation of this part shall have a civil cause of action against the person responsible for the violation for both economic and noneconomic damages, up to the limits provided in §
29-39-102
, for any personal injury, death, or property damage proximately caused by the violation.
(b)
If the victim prevails in the action, the victim shall be entitled to all necessary costs incurred in bringing the action, including reasonable attorney's fees, and shall be eligible for punitive damages up to the limits set in §
29-39-104
.
(c)
Notwithstanding §
28-3-104
, an action under this section shall be commenced within five (5) years of the date the cause of action accrued.
(d)
If the victim prevailed and is awarded a judgment for damages, the judgment shall be offset by any amount the victim actually receives from the proceeds of assets forfeited pursuant to §
39-13-810
or from the criminal injuries compensation fund. If the amount of damages the criminal court judge determines to be appropriate pursuant to §
39-13-810(d)(1)
and the amount of any judgment awarded the victim pursuant to this section are different, for the purpose of determining the total amount of damages to which the victim is entitled, the higher amount shall prevail.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 441,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 8 - TERRORISM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 39-13-801 — 39-13-812) › Section 39-13-812 - Immunity for report of suspicious activity or behavior

(a)
A person who in good faith makes a report of suspicious activity or behavior shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for the making of the report if the report is based on articulable suspicion.
(b)
As used in this section, "report of suspicious activity or behavior" means any communication to a law enforcement officer or agency or other appropriate authority of the behavior or activity of another person if the report is made with the articulable belief that the behavior or activity constitutes or is in furtherance of an act of terrorism.
(c)
This section shall not apply to the intentional making of a report known to be false, including a violation of §
39-16-502
, or to a report made with reckless disregard for the truth of the report.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 208,s 1, eff. 4/19/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 9 - SURVEILLANCE BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (§§ 39-13-901 — 39-13-907) › Section 39-13-901 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"Image" means any capturing of sound waves, thermal, infrared, ultraviolet, visible light, or other electromagnetic waves, odor, or other conditions existing on or about real property in this state or an individual located on that property; and
(2)
"Unmanned aircraft" means an airborne device that is operated without an individual in or on the device.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876,s 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 9 - SURVEILLANCE BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (§§ 39-13-901 — 39-13-907) › Section 39-13-904 - Possession or distribution and use of unlawfully captured images - Misdemeanor offenses - Separate images constitute separate offenses - Defenses

(a)
A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)
Captures an image in violation of §
39-13-903
; and
(2)
(A)
Possesses that image; or
(B)
Discloses, displays, distributes, or otherwise uses that image.
(b)
(1)
An offense under subdivision (a)(2)(A) is a Class C misdemeanor.
(2)
An offense under subdivision (a)(2)(B) is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c)
Each image a person possesses, discloses, displays, distributes, or otherwise uses in violation of this section is a separate offense.
(d)
It is a defense to prosecution under this section for the possession of an image that the person destroyed the image as soon as the person had knowledge that the image was captured in violation of §
39-13-903
.
(e)
It is a defense to prosecution under this section for the disclosure, display, distribution, or other use of an image that the person stopped disclosing, displaying, distributing, or otherwise using the image as soon as the person had knowledge that the image was captured in violation of §
39-13-903
.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876,s 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 9 - SURVEILLANCE BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (§§ 39-13-901 — 39-13-907) › Section 39-13-905 - Use of unlawfully captured images as evidence - Disclosure of images limited

(a)
Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b), an image captured in violation of §
39-13-903
, or an image captured by an unmanned aircraft that was incidental to the lawful capturing of an image:
(1)
May not be used as evidence in any criminal or juvenile proceeding, civil action, or administrative proceeding;
(2)
Is not subject to disclosure, inspection, or copying under title 10, chapter 7; and
(3)
Is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for its release.
(b)
An image described by subsection (a) may be disclosed and used as evidence to prove a violation of this part and is subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for that purpose.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876,s 6, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 9 - SURVEILLANCE BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (§§ 39-13-901 — 39-13-907) › Section 39-13-906 - Applicability of part

This part shall not apply to the manufacture, assembly, distribution, or sale of an unmanned aircraft.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876,s 7, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 9 - SURVEILLANCE BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (§§ 39-13-901 — 39-13-907) › Section 39-13-907 - Construction of part

Nothing in this part shall be construed as permitting any act prohibited by other law.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 876,s 8, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 10 - BURGLARY (§§ 39-13-1001 — 39-13-1004) › Section 39-13-1001 - Part definitions - References to convictions for offenses of burglary

(a)
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "habitation", "occupied", and "owner" have the same meaning as defined in §
39-14-401
.
(b)
Any references to convictions for the offenses of burglary, under §
39-13-1002
, aggravated burglary, under §
39-13-1003
, or especially aggravated burglary, under §
39-13-1004
, shall be deemed to include convictions for the applicable offense as each offense was defined under chapter 14, part 4 of this title prior to July 1, 2021.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 10 - BURGLARY (§§ 39-13-1001 — 39-13-1004) › Section 39-13-1002 - Burglary

(a)
A person commits burglary who, without the effective consent of the property owner:
(1)
Enters a building other than a habitation, or any portion of the building, not open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault;
(2)
Remains concealed, with the intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault, in a building;
(3)
Enters a building and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault; or
(4)
Enters any freight or passenger car, automobile, truck, trailer, boat, airplane, or other motor vehicle with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault or commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault.
(b)
As used in this section, "enter" means:
(1)
Intrusion of any part of the body; or
(2)
Intrusion of any object in physical contact with the body or any object controlled by remote control, electronic or otherwise.
(c)
Burglary under subdivision (a)(1), (2), or (3) is a Class D felony.
(d)
Burglary under subdivision (a)(4) is a Class E felony.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 10 - BURGLARY (§§ 39-13-1001 — 39-13-1004) › Section 39-13-1003 - Aggravated burglary

(a)
Aggravated burglary is burglary, as described in §
39-13-1002
, of a habitation.
(b)
Aggravated burglary is a Class C felony.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004) › Part 10 - BURGLARY (§§ 39-13-1001 — 39-13-1004) › Section 39-13-1004 - Especially aggravated burglary

(a)
Especially aggravated burglary is:
(1)
Burglary, as described in §
39-13-1002
, of a habitation or building other than a habitation; and
(2)
Where the victim suffers serious bodily injury.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, "victim" means any person lawfully on the premises.
(c)
Especially aggravated burglary is a Class B felony.
(d)
Acts which constitute an offense under this section may be prosecuted under this section or any other applicable section, but not both.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-101 - Consolidation of theft offenses

Conduct denominated as theft in this part constitutes a single offense embracing the separate offenses referenced before 1989 as embezzlement, false pretense, fraudulent conversion, larceny, receiving or concealing stolen property, and other similar offenses.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-103 - Theft of property

(a)
A person commits theft of property if, with intent to deprive the owner of property, the person knowingly obtains or exercises control over the property without the owner's effective consent.
(b)
(1)
As a condition of pretrial diversion, judicial diversion, probation or parole for a violation of subsection (a) when the violation occurs as set out in subdivision (b)(2), the person may be required to perform debris removal, clean-up, restoration, or other necessary physical labor at a location within the area affected by the disaster or emergency that is in the county where the offense occurred.
(2)
The condition of pretrial diversion, judicial diversion, probation or parole containing the requirement set out in subdivision (b)(1) may be used if the violation of subsection (a) occurs:
(A)
During or within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of a tornado, flood, fire, or other disaster or emergency, as defined in §
58-2-101
;
(B)
Within the area affected by the disaster or emergency; and
(C)
When, as a result of the disaster or emergency, the owner of the property taken, or the person charged with custody of the property, is unable to adequately guard, secure or protect the property from theft.
(3)
Subdivision (b)(2) shall apply regardless of whether a state of emergency has been declared by a county, the governor, or the president of the United States at the time of or subsequent to the theft.
(4)
Any period of physical labor required pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) shall not exceed the maximum sentence authorized pursuant to §
39-14-105
.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2011, ch. 322, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-104 - Theft of services

(a)
A person commits theft of services who:
(1)
Intentionally obtains services by deception, fraud, coercion, forgery, false statement, false pretense or any other means to avoid payment for the services;
(2)
Having control over the disposition of services to others, knowingly diverts those services to the person's own benefit or to the benefit of another not entitled thereto; or
(3)
Knowingly absconds from establishments where compensation for services is ordinarily paid immediately upon the rendering of them, including, but not limited to, hotels, motels and restaurants, without payment or a bona fide offer to pay.
(b)
Any individual directly or indirectly harmed by a violation of subsection (a) shall have legal standing to report such violations to law enforcement and testify in support of corresponding criminal charges.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2011, ch. 348, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-105 - Grading of theft

(a)
Theft of property or services is:
(1)
A Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property or services obtained is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less, except when the property obtained is a firearm;
(2)
A Class E felony if the property obtained is a firearm worth less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or if the value of the property or services obtained is more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) but less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500);
(3)
A Class D felony if the value of the property or services obtained is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000);
(4)
A Class C felony if the value of the property or services obtained is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000);
(5)
A Class B felony if the value of the property or services obtained is sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or more but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000); and
(6)
A Class A felony if the value of the property or services obtained is two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or more.
(b)
(1)
In a prosecution for theft of property, theft of services, and any offense for which the punishment is determined pursuant to this section, the state may charge multiple criminal acts committed against one (1) or more victims as a single count if the criminal acts arise from a common scheme, purpose, intent or enterprise.
(2)
The monetary value of property from multiple criminal acts which are charged in a single count of theft of property shall be aggregated to establish value under this section.
(c)
Venue in a prosecution for any offense punishable pursuant to this section shall be in the county where one (1) or more elements of the offense occurred, or in the county where an act of solicitation, inducement, offer, acceptance, delivery, storage, or financial transaction occurred involving the property, service or article of the victim.
(d)
Theft of a firearm shall be punished by confinement for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days in addition to any other penalty authorized by law.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 108, Secs.s9, s10 eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 108, s 8, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 486, s 8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 906, s 5, eff. 1/1/2017.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2012, ch. 1080, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-106 - Unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles - Joyriding

A person commits a Class A misdemeanor who takes another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle, bicycle, boat or other vehicle without the consent of the owner and the person does not have the intent to deprive the owner thereof.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-107 - Claim of right

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under §§
39-14-103
,
39-14-104
and
39-14-106
that the person:
(1)
Acted under an honest claim of right to the property or service involved;
(2)
Acted in the honest belief that the person had the right to obtain or exercise control over the property or service as the person did; or
(3)
Obtained or exercised control over property or service honestly believing that the owner, if present, would have consented.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1030, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-108 - Pawned or conveyed rental property

(a)
With respect to the theft of rental property, evidence of any of the following shall create an inference of intent to deprive the owner of the rental property, as provided in §
39-14-103
:
(1)
The person leasing or renting the property has pawned or otherwise conveyed the property;
(2)
The person leasing or renting the property pursuant to a written agreement presents identification to the owner at the time of the execution of the written agreement which bears a fictitious name, telephone number or address; or
(3)
The person leasing or renting the property pursuant to a written agreement designating the principal location at which the property is to be used, and specifying the date and time when the same is to be returned, fails to return the property to the owner on or before such return date and within ten (10) days after the date of mailing of written notice to return the property sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, deliver to addressee only, and the property is not to be found at the location designated in the lease or rental agreement as the principal place of use of the property.
(b)
Any leased or rented tangible personal property that has been sold, pawned or otherwise disposed of by the person renting or leasing the property during the period of the lease or rental agreement shall be returned to the owner of the property if the property is properly marked and identified as leased or rental property and is no longer needed as evidence against the person, and if the owner of the property can, by serial number, manufacturer's identification number or other sufficient means, demonstrate ownership of the property.
(c)
(1)
Each owner of rental property shall conspicuously mark and identify the property as rented or leased property. The markings shall include, but not be limited to, the name and address of the rental company and the serial number of the property.
(2)
Subdivision (c)(1) does not apply to motor vehicles, as defined in title 55.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 796, § 1; 1992, ch. 992, § 1; 1995, ch. 482, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-109 - Stone or rock wall - Warning sign

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the state or any county or municipality is authorized to post the following signage along the right-of-way of any state or local roadway located in close proximity to a stone or rock wall:
WARNING!
IT CONSTITUTES THE CRIME OF THEFT TO KNOWINGLY REMOVE, WITHOUT OWNER CONSENT, ANY PORTION OF A STONE OR ROCK WALL LOCATED ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY! SANCTIONS ARE SUBSTANTIAL!
Acts 2002, ch. 622, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-111 - Parentage fraud

(a)
A person commits parentage fraud who:
(1)
Seeks to legally establish another individual as the biological parent of a child in the person's custody with intent to deprive the individual of property or to prevent the child's actual biological parent from exercising parental rights to the child and the person knows or reasonably should know that the individual is not the child's biological parent; or
(2)
Seeks to be legally established as a child's parent based on the person's status as a biological parent of the child and the person knows or reasonably should know that the person is not the child's biological parent.
(b)
Parentage fraud is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c)
Subsection (a) does not apply when:
(1)
The child involved was conceived as a result of an act that would be aggravated rape, as defined in §
39-13-502
; rape, as defined in §
39-13-503
; rape of a child, as defined in §
39-13-522
; especially aggravated rape, as defined in §
39-13-534
; or especially aggravated rape of a child, as defined in §
39-13-535
;
(2)
The child involved has been or is in the process of being adopted; or
(3)
The victim of the offense was the defendant's spouse at the time of the offense.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 189, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-112 - Extortion

(a)
A person commits extortion who uses coercion upon another person with the intent to:
(1)
Obtain property, services, any advantage or immunity;
(2)
Restrict unlawfully another's freedom of action; or
(3)
(A)
Impair any entity, from the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the Constitution of Tennessee, the United States Constitution or the laws of the state, in an effort to obtain something of value for any entity;
(B)
For purposes of this section, "something of value" includes, but is not limited to, a neutrality agreement, card check agreement, recognition, or other objective of a corporate campaign;
(C)
For purposes of this section, "corporate campaign" means any organized effort to unlawfully bring pressure on an entity, other than through collective bargaining, or any other activity protected by federal law.
(b)
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for extortion that the person reasonably claimed:
(1)
Appropriate restitution or appropriate indemnification for harm done; or
(2)
Appropriate compensation for property or lawful services.
(c)
Extortion is a Class D felony.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 982,s 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-114 - Forgery

(a)
A person commits an offense who forges a writing with intent to defraud or harm another.
(b)
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Forge" means to:
(A)
Alter, make, complete, execute or authenticate any writing so that it purports to:
(i)
Be the act of another who did not authorize that act;
(ii)
Have been executed at a time or place or in a numbered sequence other than was in fact the case; or
(iii)
Be a copy of an original when no such original existed;
(B)
Make false entries in books or records;
(C)
Issue, transfer, register the transfer of, pass, publish, or otherwise utter a writing that is forged within the meaning of subdivision (b)(1)(A); or
(D)
Possess a writing that is forged within the meaning of subdivision (b)(1)(A) with intent to utter it in a manner specified in subdivision (b)(1)(C); and
(2)
"Writing" includes printing or any other method of recording information, money, coins, tokens, stamps, seals, credit cards, badges, trademarks, and symbols of value, right, privilege or identification.
(c)
An offense under this section is punishable as theft pursuant to §
39-14-105
, but in no event shall forgery be less than a Class E felony.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-115 - Criminal simulation

(a)
(1)
A person commits the offense of criminal simulation who, with intent to defraud or harm another:
(A)
Makes or alters an object, in whole or in part, so that it appears to have value because of age, antiquity, rarity, source or authorship that it does not have;
(B)
Possesses an object so made or altered, with intent to sell, pass or otherwise utter it; or
(C)
Authenticates or certifies an object so made or altered as genuine or as different from what it is.
(2)
A person commits the offense of criminal simulation who, with knowledge of its character, possesses:
(A)
Any machinery, plates or other contrivances designed to produce instruments reporting to be credit or debit cards of an issuer who had not consented to the preparation of the cards; or
(B)
Any instrument, apparatus or contrivance designed, adapted or used for commission of any theft of property or services by fraudulent means.
(b)
Criminal simulation is punishable as theft pursuant to §
39-14-105
, but in no event shall criminal simulation be less than a Class E felony.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2009, ch. 408, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-116 - Hindering secured creditors

(a)
A person who claims ownership of or interest in any property which is the subject of a security interest, security agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, attachment, judgment or other statutory or equitable lien commits an offense who, with intent to hinder enforcement of that interest or lien, destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers, or otherwise harms or reduces the value of the property.
(b)
For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Remove" means transport, without the effective consent of the secured party, from the state or county in which the property was located when the security interest or lien attached; and
(2)
"Security interest" means an interest in personal property or fixtures that secures payment or performance of an obligation.
(c)
An offense under this section is a Class E felony.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-117 - Fraud in insolvency

(a)
A person commits an offense who, when proceedings have been or are about to be instituted for the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of creditors, or when any other assignment, composition, or liquidation for the benefit of creditors has been or is about to be made:
(1)
Destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers, or otherwise harms or reduces the value of the property with intent to defeat or obstruct the operation of a law relating to administration of property for the benefit of creditors;
(2)
Intentionally falsifies any writing or record relating to the property or any claim against the debtor; or
(3)
Intentionally misrepresents or refuses to disclose to a trustee or receiver, or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of creditors, the existence, amount, or location of the property, or any other information that the person could legally be required to furnish in relation to the administration.
(b)
An offense under this section is a Class E felony.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-118 - Illegal possession or fraudulent use of credit or debit card

(a)
A person commits the crime of illegal possession of a credit or debit card who, knowing the person does not have the consent of the owner or issuer, takes, exercises control over or otherwise uses that card or information from that card.
(b)
A person commits the crime of fraudulent use of a credit or debit card who uses, or allows to be used, a credit or debit card or information from that card, for the purpose of obtaining property, credit, services or anything else of value with knowledge that:
(1)
The card is forged or stolen;
(2)
The card has been revoked or cancelled;
(3)
The card has expired and the person uses the card with fraudulent intent; or
(4)
For any other reason the use of the card is unauthorized by either the issuer or the person to whom the credit or debit card is issued.
(c)
(1)
Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card is punishable as theft pursuant to §
39-14-105
, depending on the amount of property, credit, goods or services obtained.
(2)
If no property, credit, goods, or services are actually received or obtained, illegal possession or fraudulent use of a credit card is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2008, ch. 851, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-119 - Reporting of credit or debit card lost, stolen or mislaid

(a)
Any person who reports or attempts to report a credit or debit card as being lost, stolen, or mislaid knowing the report to be false violates this subsection (a).
(b)
Any person who, with intent to defraud, uses a credit or debit card or information from such card, which has previously been reported lost, stolen or mislaid, violates this subsection (b).
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-120 - Issuing false financial statement

(a)
A person commits the crime of issuing a false financial statement who, with intent to defraud:
(1)
Knowingly makes or utters a written instrument which purports to describe the financial condition or ability of the person or some other person to pay and which is inaccurate in some material respect; or
(2)
Represents in writing that a written instrument purporting to describe a person's financial condition or ability to pay is accurate with respect to that person's current financial condition or ability to pay, knowing or having reason to believe the instrument to be materially inaccurate in that respect.
(b)
Issuing a false financial statement is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-122 - Immunity for false arrest or imprisonment

(a)
Any person causing the arrest of the drawer of a check, draft or order shall not be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest or false imprisonment if the person, firm or corporation relies in good faith upon the permissible inferences set forth in §
39-14-121(b)
and notice is given, if required, to the drawer of the check.
(b)
To rely on the civil or criminal immunity, the drawee of any check, draft, or other order for the payment of money, before refusing to pay same to the holder upon presentation, shall also cause to be written, printed, or stamped in plain language thereon or attached thereto, the reason for the drawee's dishonor or refusal of the same.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-128 - Creating false impression of death

(a)
It is an offense for any person to intentionally and falsely create the impression that any person is deceased.
(b)
A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-129 - Mail theft

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Addressee" means the person to whom a piece of mail is addressed;
(2)
"Curtilage" has the same meaning as defined in §
39-11-611
; and
(3)
"Mail" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article that:
(A)
Is delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee; or
(B)
Has been left to be collected for delivery by a common carrier or delivery service.
(b)
It is an offense to take mail from a residential mailbox or from the curtilage of a dwelling without the consent of the addressee and with the intent to deprive the addressee of the mail.
(c)
(1)
A first offense of mail theft is punished as theft under §
39-14-105
, after determining value under §
39-11-106
.
(2)
A second or subsequent offense of mail theft is punished as theft under §
39-14-105
, after determining value under §
39-11-106
. However, in no event shall punishment for a second or subsequent offense of mail theft be less than a Class E felony.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 364, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-130 - Destruction of valuable papers with intent to defraud

(a)
Any person who takes or destroys any valuable papers with intent to injure or defraud shall be punished as if for theft. If the value of the papers is not ascertainable, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, "valuable papers" includes:
(1)
Any bond, promissory note, bill of exchange, order, or certificate;
(2)
Any book of accounts respecting goods, money or other things;
(3)
Any deed or contract in force;
(4)
Any receipt, release, or defeasant;
(5)
Any instrument of writing whereby any demand, right or obligation is created, ascertained, increased, extinguished or diminished; or
(6)
Any other valuable paper writing.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-131 - Destruction or concealment of will

Any person who destroys or conceals the last will and testament of a testator, or any codicil thereto, with intent to prevent the probate thereof or defraud any devisee or legatee, commits a Class E felony.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-132 - Misrepresentation of mileage on used motor vehicle odometer

(a)
No person or agent of any person shall misrepresent the mileage on a used motor vehicle which is offered for sale, trade-in or exchange by changing the mileage registering instrument of a used motor vehicle so as to show a lesser mileage reading than that recorded by the instrument; provided, that this shall not be construed to prevent the service, repair or replacement of the mileage registering instrument, which, by reason of normal use, wear or through damage, requires service, repair or replacement.
(b)
(1)
A person may service, repair, or replace an odometer of a motor vehicle if the mileage registered by the odometer remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. If the mileage cannot remain the same after every reasonable attempt to set the odometer to the mileage registered prior to the service, repair or replacement:
(A)
The person shall adjust the odometer to read zero (0); and
(B)
The owner of the vehicle or agent of the owner shall affix to the left door frame of the vehicle a secure, permanent plate or sticker conforming with federal standards which contains the mileage before the service, repair or replacement and the date of the service, repair or replacement.
(2)
A person may not, with intent to defraud, remove or alter a notice attached to a motor vehicle as required by this section.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1997, ch. 234, § 1; 1998, ch. 714, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-133 - False or fraudulent insurance claims

Any person who intentionally presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim, or any proof in support of such claim, for the payment of a loss, or other benefits, upon any contract of insurance coverage, or automobile comprehensive or collision insurance, or certificate of such insurance or prepares, makes or subscribes to a false or fraudulent account, certificate, affidavit or proof of loss, or other documents or writing, with intent that the same may be presented or used in support of such claim, is punished as in the case of theft.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-134 - Alteration of item's permanent distinguishing numbers - Sale or possession of such item

(a)
A person commits a Class A misdemeanor who knowingly and with the intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of an item:
(1)
Alters, covers, defaces, destroys or removes the permanent serial number, manufacturer's identification plate or other permanent distinguishing number from such item; or
(2)
Sells, buys or has possession of such item.
(b)
This section does not in any way affect §§
55-5-111
and
55-5-112
, relative to motor vehicles.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-909) › Part 1 - THEFT (§§ 39-14-101 — 39-14-154) › Section 39-14-135 - Manufacture, sale or possession of farm implement without serial number

(a)
(1)
No new tractor-drawn major farm implement manufactured as a self-contained unit after December 31, 1968, and designed to be pulled by or attached to a farm tractor and sold as a complete unit, shall be sold or offered for sale at wholesale or retail unless a manufacturer's serial number shall be prominently stamped on the equipment or on a piece of metal securely affixed to the equipment.
(2)
It shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer to see that such an implement is properly supplied with a serial number.
(b)
Any person who manufactures, distributes, sells or transfers any tractor-drawn major farm implement subject to the requirements of this section without a serial number prominently stamped on the equipment or on a piece of metal securely affixed thereto commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)
This section shall not apply to the sale of parts, components or accessories for major farm implements where serial numbers are not required by law.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.