{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-613","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-613","heading":"Protection of life or health","body":"A person is justified in threatening or using force, but not deadly force, against another, when and to the degree the person reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to prevent the other from committing suicide or from the self-infliction of serious bodily injury.","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":"1bd48fc2b366182f0c065b34ff8e5439ae1e8b66378b93ed3844b6e3ff375881","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-612","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-11-614"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}