§ 39-14-129 — Mail theft

Tennessee § 39-14-129

• Jurisdiction: Tennessee
• Title: 39

Text

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Addressee" means the person to whom a piece of mail is addressed; (2) "Curtilage" has the same meaning as defined in § 39-11-611 ; and (3) "Mail" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article that: (A) Is delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee; or (B) Has been left to be collected for delivery by a common carrier or delivery service. (b) It is an offense to take mail from a residential mailbox or from the curtilage of a dwelling without the consent of the addressee and with the intent to deprive the addressee of the mail. (c) (1) A first offense of mail theft is punished as theft under § 39-14-105 , after determining value under § 39-11-106 . (2) A second or subsequent offense of mail theft is punished as theft under § 39-14-105 , after determining value under § 39-11-106 . However, in no event shall punishment for a second or subsequent offense of mail theft be less than a Class E felony.

Legislative History

Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 364, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.