{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-129","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-129","heading":"Mail theft","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Addressee\" means the person to whom a piece of mail is addressed; (2) \"Curtilage\" has the same meaning as defined in § 39-11-611 ; and (3) \"Mail\" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article that: (A) Is delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee; or (B) Has been left to be collected for delivery by a common carrier or delivery service. (b) It is an offense to take mail from a residential mailbox or from the curtilage of a dwelling without the consent of the addressee and with the intent to deprive the addressee of the mail. (c) (1) A first offense of mail theft is punished as theft under § 39-14-105 , after determining value under § 39-11-106 . (2) A second or subsequent offense of mail theft is punished as theft under § 39-14-105 , after determining value under § 39-11-106 . However, in no event shall punishment for a second or subsequent offense of mail theft be less than a Class E felony. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 364, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Addressee\" means the person to whom a piece of mail is addressed; (2) \"Curtilage\" has the same meaning as defined in § 39-11-611 ; and (3) \"Mail\" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article that: (A) Is delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee; or (B) Has been left to be collected for delivery by a common carrier or delivery service.\n(1) \"Addressee\" means the person to whom a piece of mail is addressed;\n(2) \"Curtilage\" has the same meaning as defined in § 39-11-611 ; and\n(3) \"Mail\" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article that: (A) Is delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee; or (B) Has been left to be collected for delivery by a common carrier or delivery service.\n(A) Is delivered by a common carrier or delivery service and not yet received by the addressee; or\n(B) Has been left to be collected for delivery by a common carrier or delivery service.\n(b) It is an offense to take mail from a residential mailbox or from the curtilage of a dwelling without the consent of the addressee and with the intent to deprive the addressee of the mail.\n(c) (1) A first offense of mail theft is punished as theft under § 39-14-105 , after determining value under § 39-11-106 . (2) A second or subsequent offense of mail theft is punished as theft under § 39-14-105 , after determining value under § 39-11-106 . However, in no event shall punishment for a second or subsequent offense of mail theft be less than a Class E felony.\n(1) A first offense of mail theft is punished as theft under § 39-14-105 , after determining value under § 39-11-106 .\n(2) A second or subsequent offense of mail theft is punished as theft under § 39-14-105 , after determining value under § 39-11-106 . However, in no event shall punishment for a second or subsequent offense of mail theft be less than a Class E felony.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 14"],"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":"746a3dc5ec0b53da95f5d182a78292459207a89cbede632f16bf7d34f89d4011","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-128","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}