Tennessee § 39-17-1323 Commission of certain offenses while wearing a body vest

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§ 39-17-1323 — Commission of certain offenses while wearing a body vest

Tennessee § 39-17-1323

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1323 (2026).

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(a)A person commits an offense who knowingly wears a body vest, when acting either alone or with one (1) or more other persons, while committing:

(1)Any felony whose statutory elements involve the use or threat of violence to a human being;

(2)Any burglary, car-jacking, theft of a motor vehicle, or arson; or (3) Any felony offense involving a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue.

(b)For purposes of this section, a "body vest" means a bullet-resistant soft armor providing, as a minimum standard, the level of protection known as threat level I which shall mean at least seven (7) layers of bullet-resistant material providing protection from three (3) shots of one hundred fifty-eight-grain lead ammunition fired from a .38 caliber handgun at a velocity of eight hundred fift

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(a) A person commits an offense who knowingly wears a body vest, when acting either alone or with one (1) or more other persons, while committing: (1) Any felony whose statutory elements involve the use or threat of violence to a human being; (2) Any burglary, car-jacking, theft of a motor vehicle, or arson; or (3) Any felony offense involving a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue. (b) For purposes of this section, a "body vest" means a bullet-resistant soft armor providing, as a minimum standard, the level of protection known as threat level I which shall mean at least seven (7) layers of bullet-resistant material providing protection from three (3) shots of one hundred fifty-eight-grain lead ammunition fired from a .38 caliber handgun at a velocity of eight hundred fifty feet (850') per second. (c) The unlawful wearing of a body vest is a Class E felony. (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the possession of a body vest for lawful purposes. (e) Any sentence imposed under this section shall run consecutively to any other sentence imposed for the conviction of the underlying offense.