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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 13 - Criminal Injuries Compensation
Part 4 - Victims' Compensation From the Proceeds of Crime
§ 29-13-402. Part Definitions
Universal Citation: TN Code § 29-13-402 (2021)
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
- “Attorney general and reporter” means the Tennessee attorney general and reporter;
- “Crime” means an offense under the laws of this state resulting in a specific physical, mental, or pecuniary injury, or death, to another person, and includes multiple crimes committed by a defendant;
- “Defendant” means a person who:
- Is convicted of a crime in this state;
- Is judged not guilty by reason of insanity;
- Pleads nolo contendere to a specific criminal charge; or
- Has been formally charged with a crime but is still awaiting trial; and
- “Victim” means:
- A person, not an accomplice of the defendant, who suffers a specific physical, mental, or pecuniary injury as a direct result of a crime; or
- The estate of a person who dies as a direct result of a crime.
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