Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-11-613 — Protection of life or health
Tennessee § 39-11-613
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-613 (2026).
Text
A person is justified in threatening or using force, but not deadly force, against another, when and to the degree the person reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to prevent the other from committing suicide or from the self-infliction of serious bodily injury.
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Related
Michael Gardner v. United States
443 F. App'x 70 (Sixth Circuit, 2011)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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Computation of age§ 39-11-106
Title definitions§ 39-11-109
Prosecution under more than one statute§ 39-11-110
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-11-613, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-11-613.