2023 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812)
Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-NEW — 39-13-1004)
Part 3 - KIDNAPPING AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT (§§ 39-13-301 — 39-13-316)
Section 39-13-302 - False imprisonment

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 39-13-302 (2023)
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  • (a) A person commits the offense of false imprisonment who knowingly removes or confines another unlawfully so as to interfere substantially with the other's liberty.
  • (b) False imprisonment is a Class A misdemeanor.

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., § 39-13-303; Acts 1990, ch. 982, § 1.


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