Tennessee § 39-17-313 Aggressive panhandling

Tennessee Statutes

§ 39-17-313 — Aggressive panhandling

Tennessee § 39-17-313

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-313 (2026).

Text

(a)A person commits aggressive panhandling who solicits a donation of money or goods in the following manner:

(1)By intentionally touching the person being solicited without the person's consent;

(2)By intentionally obstructing the path of the person, or of the vehicle of the person, being solicited;

(3)By following a person who is walking away from the person soliciting the donation, unless that person has indicated that the person wishes to make a donation; or (4) By making any statement, gesture, or other communication that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear of personal harm for refusing a solicitation of a donation.

(b)(1) A first violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(2)A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor punishable b

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(a) A person commits aggressive panhandling who solicits a donation of money or goods in the following manner: (1) By intentionally touching the person being solicited without the person's consent; (2) By intentionally obstructing the path of the person, or of the vehicle of the person, being solicited; (3) By following a person who is walking away from the person soliciting the donation, unless that person has indicated that the person wishes to make a donation; or (4) By making any statement, gesture, or other communication that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear of personal harm for refusing a solicitation of a donation. (b) (1) A first violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (2) A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by fine or a term of imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.