{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-511","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-511","heading":"Offense of aggravated abuse of elderly or vulnerable adult","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated abuse of an elderly or vulnerable adult who knowingly commits abuse pursuant to § 39-15-510 , and: (1) The act results in serious psychological injury or serious physical harm; (2) A deadly weapon is used to accomplish the act or the abuse involves strangulation as defined in § 39-13-102 ; or (3) The abuse results in serious bodily injury. (b) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class C felony. (c) A violation of subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) is a Class B felony. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474, s 12, eff. 1/1/2020.\n(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated abuse of an elderly or vulnerable adult who knowingly commits abuse pursuant to § 39-15-510 , and: (1) The act results in serious psychological injury or serious physical harm; (2) A deadly weapon is used to accomplish the act or the abuse involves strangulation as defined in § 39-13-102 ; or (3) The abuse results in serious bodily injury.\n(1) The act results in serious psychological injury or serious physical harm;\n(2) A deadly weapon is used to accomplish the act or the abuse involves strangulation as defined in § 39-13-102 ; or\n(3) The abuse results in serious bodily injury.\n(b) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class C felony.\n(c) A violation of subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) 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":"825280210c87308f7f09f39fc412cc00a21ef3ce70d3063b453ac2f0dddce542","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-510","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-15-512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}