{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-38-1-301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-1-301","heading":"Purpose of part","body":"The purpose of this part is to curtail the crime of statutory rape, to require the reporting of a condition believed to be indicative of statutory rape, and, being necessary for the health, peace and safety of the public, to protect minors in a specified age range, who are not legally competent to consent to sex, from rape.","path":["TN Code","Title 38","Chapter 1"],"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":"8b583f1a10d0f4b8d6163329e72afca2efccacdd52556b9e74ebed8f66c95fe7","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-38-1-205","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-38-1-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}