{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-13-402","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-13-402","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) \"Attorney general and reporter\" means the Tennessee attorney general and reporter; (2) \"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; (3) \"Defendant\" means a person who: (A) Is convicted of a crime in this state; (B) Is judged not guilty by reason of insanity; (C) Pleads nolo contendere to a specific criminal charge; or (D) Has been formally charged with a crime but is still awaiting trial; and (4) \"Victim\" means: (A) 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 (B) The estate of a person who dies as a direct result of a crime. Acts 1994, ch. 1003, § 2.\nAs used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Attorney general and reporter\" means the Tennessee attorney general and reporter;\n(2) \"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;\n(3) \"Defendant\" means a person who: (A) Is convicted of a crime in this state; (B) Is judged not guilty by reason of insanity; (C) Pleads nolo contendere to a specific criminal charge; or (D) Has been formally charged with a crime but is still awaiting trial; and\n(A) Is convicted of a crime in this state;\n(B) Is judged not guilty by reason of insanity;\n(C) Pleads nolo contendere to a specific criminal charge; or\n(D) Has been formally charged with a crime but is still awaiting trial; and\n(4) \"Victim\" means: (A) 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 (B) The estate of a person who dies as a direct result of a crime.\n(A) 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\n(B) The estate of a person who dies as a direct result of a crime.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"53ffd12d1d27a151205e550b1d625c8584b0d45f822b02c6050ff849cc9e96dc","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-13-401","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-13-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}