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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 5 - SEXUAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-13-501 — 39-13-535)
Section 39-13-508 - Abolition of common law offenses of seduction and criminal conversation
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TN Code § 39-13-508 (2023)
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- (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.
Acts 1990, ch. 1056, § 1.
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