Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-13-212 — Criminally negligent homicide
Tennessee § 39-13-212
JurisdictionTennessee
Title39
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212 (2026).
Text
(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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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-13-212, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-13-212.