As used in §§ 39-13-501 — 39-13-511, except as specifically provided in § 39-13-505, unless the context otherwise requires: “Coercion” means threat of kidnapping, extortion, force or violence to be performed immediately or in the future or the use of parental, custodial, or official authority over a child less than fifteen (15) years of age; […]
Aggravated rape is unlawful sexual penetration of a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim accompanied by any of the following circumstances: Force or coercion is used to accomplish the act and the defendant is armed with a weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim […]
Rape is unlawful sexual penetration of a victim by the defendant or of the defendant by a victim accompanied by any of the following circumstances: Force or coercion is used to accomplish the act; The sexual penetration is accomplished without the consent of the victim and the defendant knows or has reason to know at […]
Aggravated sexual battery is unlawful sexual contact with a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim accompanied by any of the following circumstances: Force or coercion is used to accomplish the act and the defendant is armed with a weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the […]
Sexual battery is unlawful sexual contact with a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim accompanied by any of the following circumstances: Force or coercion is used to accomplish the act; The sexual contact is accomplished without the consent of the victim and the defendant knows or has reason to know at […]
Mitigated statutory rape is the unlawful sexual penetration of a victim by the defendant, or of the defendant by the victim when the victim is at least fifteen (15) but less than eighteen (18) years of age and the defendant is at least four (4) but not more than five (5) years older than the […]
No cause of action shall be maintained that is based upon the common law torts of seduction or criminal conversation, and those torts are abolished. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a cause of action based upon a sexual offense, which offenses include, but are not limited to, those set out in […]
It is an offense for a defendant to engage in unlawful sexual contact with a minor when: The minor is less than eighteen (18) years of age; The defendant is at least four (4) years older than the victim; and The defendant was, at the time of the offense, in a position of trust, or […]
Code Commission Notes. Section 39-13-510 was ruled unconstitutional by the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Campbell v. Sundquist, 926 S.W.2d 250 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996); the Tennessee Supreme Court subsequently denied appellant’s application for appeal. Accordingly, this section has been removed from the Tennessee Code Annotated as unconstitutional. Law Reviews. Constitutional Law — Campbell v. […]
A person commits the offense of indecent exposure who: In a public place or on the private premises of another, or so near thereto as to be seen from the private premises: Intentionally: Exposes the person’s genitals or buttocks to another; or Engages in sexual contact or sexual penetration as defined in § 39-13-501; and […]
As used in §§ 39-13-512 — 39-13-515, unless the context otherwise requires: “House of prostitution” means any place where prostitution or the promotion of prostitution is regularly carried on by one (1) or more persons under the control, management or supervision of another; “Inmate” means, within the meaning of this part concerning prostitution, a person […]
A person commits an offense under this section who engages in prostitution. Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor. Prostitution committed within one hundred feet (100′) of a church or within one and one-half (1½) miles of a school, such distance being that established by § 49-6-2101, for state-funded school transportation, is a Class A misdemeanor. […]
A person commits an offense under this section: Who patronizes prostitution; or When a person patronizes prostitution where the subject of the offense is a law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer eighteen (18) years of age or older posing as a minor. Patronizing prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor. Patronizing prostitution within one […]
A person commits an offense under this section: Who promotes prostitution; or Who promotes prostitution where the subject of the offense is a law enforcement officer or is a law enforcement officer eighteen (18) years of age or older posing as a minor. Except as provided in subsection (c), promoting prostitution is a Class E […]
A person commits aggravated prostitution when, knowing that such person is infected with HIV, the person engages in sexual activity as a business or is an inmate in a house of prostitution or loiters in a public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual activity. For the purposes of this section, […]
As used in this section: “Nudity” or “state of nudity” means the showing of the bare human male or female genitals or pubic area with less than a fully opaque covering, the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the areola, or the showing of the covered male genitals […]
As used in this section: “Multiple acts of sexual abuse of a child” means: Engaging in three (3) or more incidents of sexual abuse of a child involving the same minor child on separate occasions; provided, that at least one (1) such incident occurred within the county in which the charge is filed and that […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Forensic medical examination” means an examination by any healthcare provider who provides medical care and gathers evidence of a sexually oriented crime in a manner suitable for use in a court of law, provided to a victim reporting a sexually oriented crime to a healthcare […]
To provide for the implementation and efficient operation of § 39-13-519 and to ensure a uniform policy for the handling, maintenance, and testing of sexual assault evidence kits and hold kits, the domestic violence state coordinating council shall create a model policy for law enforcement agencies responding to reports of sexually oriented crimes. The model […]
When a person is initially arrested for violating § 39-13-502, § 39-13-503, § 39-13-506, § 39-13-522, § 39-13-531 or § 39-13-532 that person shall undergo human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing immediately, or not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the presentment of the information or indictment, with or without the request of the victim. A […]
