Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-11-110 — Felonies and misdemeanors distinguished
Tennessee § 39-11-110
JurisdictionTennessee
Title39
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-110 (2026).
Text
All violations of law that may be punished by one (1) year or more of confinement or by the infliction of the death penalty are denominated felonies, and all violations of law punishable by fine or confinement for less than one (1) year, or both, are denominated misdemeanors.
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114 S.W.3d 518 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2003)
Edith Wenczl Simpkins v. Otto Kent Simpkins
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-11-110, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-11-110.