Tennessee § 39-13-304 Aggravated kidnapping

Tennessee Statutes

§ 39-13-304 — Aggravated kidnapping

Tennessee § 39-13-304

Title39

This text of Tennessee § 39-13-304 (Aggravated 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. § 39-13-304 (2026).

Text

(a)Aggravated kidnapping is false imprisonment, as defined in § 39-13-302 , committed:

(1)To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter;

(2)To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function;

(3)With the intent to inflict serious bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another;

(4)Where the victim suffers bodily injury; or (5) While the defendant is in possession of a deadly weapon or threatens the use of a deadly weapon.

(b)(1) Aggravated kidnapping is a Class B felony.

(2)If the offender voluntarily releases the victim alive or voluntarily provides information leading to the victim's safe release, such actions shall be considered by the court as a mitigating factor at the time of sentencing.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Aggravated kidnapping is false imprisonment, as defined in § 39-13-302 , committed: (1) To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; (2) To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function; (3) With the intent to inflict serious bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another; (4) Where the victim suffers bodily injury; or (5) While the defendant is in possession of a deadly weapon or threatens the use of a deadly weapon. (b) (1) Aggravated kidnapping is a Class B felony. (2) If the offender voluntarily releases the victim alive or voluntarily provides information leading to the victim's safe release, such actions shall be considered by the court as a mitigating factor at the time of sentencing.