Tennessee

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 13 Offenses Against Person Part 1 Assaultive Offenses 39-13-103. Reckless endangerment. (a) A person commits an offense who recklessly engages in conduct that places or may place another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury. (b) (1) Reckless endangerment is a Class

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 16 Offenses Against Administration of Government Part 4 Misconduct Involving Public Officials and Employees 39-16-402. Official misconduct. (a) A public servant commits an offense who, with intent to obtain a benefit or to harm another, intentionally or knowingly: (1) Commits an act relating to the

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 13 Offenses Against Person Part 3 Kidnapping and False Imprisonment 39-13-302. False imprisonment. (a) A person commits the offense of false imprisonment who knowingly removes or confines another unlawfully so as to interfere substantially with the other’s liberty. (b) False imprisonment is a Class A

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 13 Offenses Against Person Part 3 Kidnapping and False Imprisonment 39-13-304. Aggravated kidnapping. (a) Aggravated kidnapping is false imprisonment, as defined in § 39-13-302, committed: (1) To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; (2) To interfere with the performance of any governmental or

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 13 Offenses Against Person Part 2 Criminal Homicide 39-13-210. Second degree murder. (a) Second degree murder is: (1) A knowing killing of another; (2) A killing of another that results from the unlawful distribution of any Schedule I or Schedule II drug, when the drug

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 11 General Provisions Part 6 Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility 39-11-620. Use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer. (a) A law enforcement officer, after giving notice of the officer’s identity as such, may use or threaten to use force that is reasonably necessary to

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 40 Criminal Procedure Chapter 7 Arrest Part 1 General Provisions 40-7-118. Use of citations in lieu of continued custody of an arrested person. (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Citation” means an order prepared as a written or electronic citation and issued by

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 55 Motor and Other Vehicles Chapter 10 Accidents, Crimes and Penalties Part 1 Accidents 55-10-119. Detaining drivers involved in accidents involving serious bodily injury or death if driver does not have valid driver license and evidence of financial responsibility. An officer shall detain a driver without a warrant, as

TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 55 Motor and Other Vehicles Chapter 10 Accidents, Crimes and Penalties Part 2 Crimes 55-10-205. Reckless driving. (a) Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property commits reckless driving. (b) A person commits an offense of reckless driving who