Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-13-303 — Kidnapping
Tennessee § 39-13-303
JurisdictionTennessee
Title39
This text of Tennessee § 39-13-303 (Kidnapping) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-303 (2026).
Text
(a)Kidnapping is false imprisonment as defined in § 39-13-302 , under circumstances exposing the other person to substantial risk of bodily injury.
(b)Kidnapping is a Class C felony.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., §39-13-302; Acts 1990, ch. 982, § 1; 2008, ch. 1140, § 4.
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Objectives of criminal code§ 39-11-102
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Construction of criminal code§ 39-11-105
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Title definitions§ 39-11-109
Prosecution under more than one statute§ 39-11-110
Felonies and misdemeanors distinguished§ 39-11-115
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-13-303, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-13-303.