{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-507","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-507","heading":"Offense of neglect of elderly adult - Offense of neglect of vulnerable adult","body":"(a) It is an offense for a caregiver to knowingly neglect an elderly or vulnerable adult, so as to adversely affect the person's health or welfare.\n(b) The offense of neglect of an elderly adult is a Class E felony.\n(c) The offense of neglect of a vulnerable adult is a Class D felony.\n(d) If the neglect is a result of abandonment or confinement and no injury occurred, then the neglect by abandonment or confinement of an elderly or vulnerable adult is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 15"],"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":"8e063b3b0dde486ed70e60b33e7a01ffa8b856bc18378d8ef41dbda978a40886","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-506","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}