{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-808","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-808","heading":"Distribution or delivery of any substance as an act of terrorism or as a hoax","body":"(a) It is an offense for any person to distribute or to deliver, as an act of terrorism or as a hoax, any substance that is intended to, or that such person has reason to believe may, create a fear or apprehension on the part of any other person that such substance may be a biological warfare agent, a chemical warfare agent, or a nuclear or radiological agent, without regard to whether such substance is in fact a biological warfare agent, chemical warfare agent, or a nuclear or radiological agent. (b) (1) A violation of subsection (a) as an act of terrorism is a Class A felony. (2) A violation of subsection (a) as a hoax is a Class C felony. (c) In addition to the penalties otherwise provided by law, any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a), either as an act of terrorism or as a hoax, shall make restitution of the costs incurred by any public or private entity or person resulting from such offense. Acts 2002, ch. 849, § 1.\n(a) It is an offense for any person to distribute or to deliver, as an act of terrorism or as a hoax, any substance that is intended to, or that such person has reason to believe may, create a fear or apprehension on the part of any other person that such substance may be a biological warfare agent, a chemical warfare agent, or a nuclear or radiological agent, without regard to whether such substance is in fact a biological warfare agent, chemical warfare agent, or a nuclear or radiological agent.\n(b) (1) A violation of subsection (a) as an act of terrorism is a Class A felony. (2) A violation of subsection (a) as a hoax is a Class C felony.\n(1) A violation of subsection (a) as an act of terrorism is a Class A felony.\n(2) A violation of subsection (a) as a hoax is a Class C felony.\n(c) In addition to the penalties otherwise provided by law, any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a), either as an act of terrorism or as a hoax, shall make restitution of the costs incurred by any public or private entity or person resulting from such offense.","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":"397149233b1d8e5962111e30e4929345565ffe3a6ba22a21ae60095bcdec1a1e","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-807","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-809"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}