{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-508","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-508","heading":"Offense of aggravated neglect of elderly or vulnerable adult","body":"(a) A caregiver commits the offense of aggravated neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult who commits neglect pursuant to § 39-15-507 , and the act: (1) Results in serious physical harm; or (2) Results in serious bodily injury. (b) In order to convict a person for a violation of subdivision (a)(1), it is not necessary for the state to prove the elderly or vulnerable adult sustained serious bodily injury as required by § 39-13-102 , but only that the neglect resulted in serious physical harm. (c) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class C felony. (d) A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class B felony. Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1050,s 5, eff. 1/1/2019.\n(a) A caregiver commits the offense of aggravated neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult who commits neglect pursuant to § 39-15-507 , and the act: (1) Results in serious physical harm; or (2) Results in serious bodily injury.\n(1) Results in serious physical harm; or\n(2) Results in serious bodily injury.\n(b) In order to convict a person for a violation of subdivision (a)(1), it is not necessary for the state to prove the elderly or vulnerable adult sustained serious bodily injury as required by § 39-13-102 , but only that the neglect resulted in serious physical harm.\n(c) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class C felony.\n(d) A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class B felony.","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":"f89ff3a50efbf0044c604cd342a49bc697fc9110533be3032aa46d3eb8343155","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-507","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}