Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-13-104 — Effective consent
Tennessee·Title 39
When conduct is charged to constitute an offense under this part because it causes or threatens bodily injury, effective consent to such conduct or to the infliction of such injury is a defense, if:
(1)The bodily injury consented to or threatened by the conduct consented to is not serious bodily injury; or (2) The conduct and the harm are reasonably foreseeable hazards:
(A)Of joint participation in a lawful athletic contest or competitive sport; or (B) For any concerted activity of a kind not forbidden by law.
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Related
State v. Cattone
968 S.W.2d 277 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1998)
State of Tennessee v. Michael Anthony Saunders
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
State of Tennessee v. Gregory Dunnorm
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
Legislative History
Acts 1992, ch. 673, § 1.
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