{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-531","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-531","heading":"Aggravated rape of a child","body":"(a) Aggravated rape of a child is the unlawful sexual penetration of a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim, if the victim is eight (8) years of age or less. (b) Aggravated rape of a child is a Class A felony and shall be punished as follows: (1) If the defendant was a juvenile at the time of the offense, then the sentence must be from within Range III, as set forth in title 40, chapter 35; and (2) If the defendant was an adult at the time of the offense, then the sentence must be: (A) Death; or (B) Imprisonment for life without possibility of parole. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 951,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 104, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 588, s 1, eff. 7/1/2020. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 211, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2006, ch. 890, § 23.\n(a) Aggravated rape of a child is the unlawful sexual penetration of a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim, if the victim is eight (8) years of age or less.\n(b) Aggravated rape of a child is a Class A felony and shall be punished as follows: (1) If the defendant was a juvenile at the time of the offense, then the sentence must be from within Range III, as set forth in title 40, chapter 35; and (2) If the defendant was an adult at the time of the offense, then the sentence must be: (A) Death; or (B) Imprisonment for life without possibility of parole.\n(1) If the defendant was a juvenile at the time of the offense, then the sentence must be from within Range III, as set forth in title 40, chapter 35; and\n(2) If the defendant was an adult at the time of the offense, then the sentence must be: (A) Death; or (B) Imprisonment for life without possibility of parole.\n(A) Death; or\n(B) Imprisonment for life without possibility of parole.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","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":"8e0528b61cff194c4ff5888892d3b3e40ea19b5ee2d01466e010c7cb16156e5b","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-530","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-532"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}