{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-607","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-607","heading":"Permitting or facilitating escape","body":"(a) An official or employee of any penal institution that is responsible for maintaining persons in custody commits an offense who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly permits or facilitates the escape of a person in custody. (b) It is unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly permit or facilitate the escape of a person in custody. (c) Permitting or facilitating escape is a Class E felony unless: (1) The person in custody was charged with or convicted of a felony; (2) The person used or threatened to use a deadly weapon to effect the escape; or (3) The offense under subsection (a) was committed intentionally or knowingly, in which event permitting or facilitating escape is a Class C felony. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1996, ch. 637, § 1.\n(a) An official or employee of any penal institution that is responsible for maintaining persons in custody commits an offense who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly permits or facilitates the escape of a person in custody.\n(b) It is unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly permit or facilitate the escape of a person in custody.\n(c) Permitting or facilitating escape is a Class E felony unless: (1) The person in custody was charged with or convicted of a felony; (2) The person used or threatened to use a deadly weapon to effect the escape; or (3) The offense under subsection (a) was committed intentionally or knowingly, in which event permitting or facilitating escape is a Class C felony.\n(1) The person in custody was charged with or convicted of a felony;\n(2) The person used or threatened to use a deadly weapon to effect the escape; or\n(3) The offense under subsection (a) was committed intentionally or knowingly, in which event permitting or facilitating escape is a Class C felony.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 16"],"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":"7c35b76615ab2908d6353403a2fa8cff14dc11194da8d09b1ac1073a9ae03f5d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-606","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}