2019 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 13 - Offenses Against Person
Part 5 - Sexual Offenses
§ 39-13-508. Abolition of common law offenses of seduction and criminal conversation.

Universal Citation: TN Code § 39-13-508 (2019)
  • (a) No cause of action shall be maintained that is based upon the common law torts of seduction or criminal conversation, and those torts are abolished.

  • (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a cause of action based upon a sexual offense, which offenses include, but are not limited to, those set out in this part.

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