{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-609","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-609","heading":"Necessity","body":"Except as provided in §§ 39-11-611 - 39-11-616, 39-11-620 and 39-11-621, conduct is justified, if:\n(1) The person reasonably believes the conduct is immediately necessary to avoid imminent harm; and\n(2) The desirability and urgency of avoiding the harm clearly outweigh the harm sought to be prevented by the law proscribing the conduct, according to ordinary standards of reasonableness.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 11"],"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":"282827ed9795ff6681a20165ff6f2cd989cfa33ffdcec21189f02f9212adf8a7","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-605","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}