{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-612","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-612","heading":"Defense of third person","body":"A person is justified in threatening or using force against another to protect a third person, if:\n(1) Under the circumstances as the person reasonably believes them to be, the person would be justified under § 39-11-611 in threatening or using force to protect against the use or attempted use of unlawful force reasonably believed to be threatening the third person sought to be protected; and\n(2) The person reasonably believes that the intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.","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":"832ef478b30e33df66f49e853566cca78dfe465b36c3833fbd41bd2db42154f0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-611","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-613"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}