Tennessee Statutes

§ 39-13-212 — Criminally negligent homicide

Tennessee § 39-13-212

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212 (2026).

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(a)Criminally negligent conduct that results in death constitutes criminally negligent homicide.
(b)Criminally negligent homicide is a Class E felony.

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Legislative History

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., §39-13-208; Acts 1990, ch. 1038, § 4.

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