§ 39-14-410. Timber
It is the duty of any sawmill owner or operator or other person purchasing timber in the form of logs, dye wood, cord wood, hickory blocks, stave blocks, hoop poles, cross ties, shrubbery or any other kind of timber from the lands sold to the state for taxes or other state-owned land or lands belonging […]
§ 39-14-411. Critical Infrastructure Vandalism
A person who knowingly destroys, injures, interrupts, or interferes with critical infrastructure or its operation commits the offense of critical infrastructure vandalism. As used in this section, “critical infrastructure” includes, but is not limited to, the infrastructure of the following services to the general public: Telephone, telegraph, television, internet, or other telecommunication services; Electric, heat, […]
§ 39-14-412. Mailbox Tampering — Damage or Defacement of Government Property
It is an offense for any person to knowingly damage, destroy, remove or otherwise tamper with a residential mailbox or other container such person knows or reasonably should know is used for the receipt or deposit of United States mail. Any person convicted of violating this subsection (a) shall be sentenced to not less than […]
§ 39-14-413. Throwing, Shooting, etc., Object, Missile, etc., at Trains, Buses, Motorcycles, Vessels, Etc
It is an offense for a person to intentionally throw, hurl or project a stone or other hard substance, or shoot a missile, at a train, locomotive, railway car, caboose, street railway car, bus, motorcycle, steam vessel or other watercraft used for carrying passengers or freight on any of the waters within or bordering on […]
§ 39-14-414. Equal Access to Public Property Act of 2012 — Protection of State Property
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Equal Access to Public Property Act of 2012.” As used in this section, “camping” means: Any of the following at any time between ten o’clock p.m. (10:00 p.m.) and seven o’clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.): Erecting, placing, maintaining, leaving, allowing to remain, or using a […]
§ 39-14-306. Setting Fires at Certain Times Without Permit
It is unlawful for any person to start an open-air fire between October 15 and May 15, inclusive, within five hundred feet (500′) of any forest, grasslands or woodlands without first securing a permit from the state forester or the state forester’s duly authorized representative. Depending upon the potential for hazardous burning conditions, the state […]
§ 39-14-307. Forfeiture
All vehicles or property used by the sole owner in the commission of an offense under § 39-14-301, § 39-14-302, § 39-14-303 or § 39-14-304, and anything of value received as compensation for the commission of the offense are subject to forfeiture.
§ 39-14-401. Definitions for Burglary and Related Offenses
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Habitation”: Means any structure, including buildings, module units, mobile homes, trailers, and tents, which is designed or adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons; Includes a self-propelled vehicle that is designed or adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons and is actually occupied at the […]
§ 39-14-402. Burglary
A person commits burglary who, without the effective consent of the property owner: Enters a building other than a habitation (or any portion thereof) not open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft or assault; Remains concealed, with the intent to commit a felony, theft or assault, in a building; Enters a […]
§ 39-14-403. Aggravated Burglary
Aggravated burglary is burglary of a habitation as defined in §§ 39-14-401 and 39-14-402. Aggravated burglary is a Class C felony.