Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-11-102 — Effect of criminal code
Tennessee·Title 39
(a)Conduct does not constitute an offense unless it is defined as an offense by statute, municipal ordinance, or rule authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.
(b)Parts 1-6 of this chapter apply to offenses defined by other laws, unless otherwise provided by law.
(c)This title does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture, or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil suit for conduct the criminal code defines as an offense, and the civil injury is not merged into the offense.
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State of Tennessee v. William Jermaine Stripling
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State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey R. Dickens
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Kimberly Holliday v. State of Tennessee
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 39-11-101
Objectives of criminal code§ 39-11-102
Effect of criminal code§ 39-11-103
Territorial jurisdiction§ 39-11-104
Construction of criminal code§ 39-11-105
Computation of age§ 39-11-106
Title definitions§ 39-11-109
Prosecution under more than one statute§ 39-11-110
Felonies and misdemeanors distinguished§ 39-11-115
Determination of value§ 39-11-117
Classification of first degree murder§ 39-11-118
Restitution to victims of crime