{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-313","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-313","heading":"Aggressive panhandling","body":"(a) A person commits aggressive panhandling who solicits a donation of money or goods in the following manner: (1) By intentionally touching the person being solicited without the person's consent; (2) By intentionally obstructing the path of the person, or of the vehicle of the person, being solicited; (3) By following a person who is walking away from the person soliciting the donation, unless that person has indicated that the person wishes to make a donation; or (4) By making any statement, gesture, or other communication that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear of personal harm for refusing a solicitation of a donation. (b) (1) A first violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (2) A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by fine or a term of imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both. Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 137,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.\n(a) A person commits aggressive panhandling who solicits a donation of money or goods in the following manner: (1) By intentionally touching the person being solicited without the person's consent; (2) By intentionally obstructing the path of the person, or of the vehicle of the person, being solicited; (3) By following a person who is walking away from the person soliciting the donation, unless that person has indicated that the person wishes to make a donation; or (4) By making any statement, gesture, or other communication that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear of personal harm for refusing a solicitation of a donation.\n(1) By intentionally touching the person being solicited without the person's consent;\n(2) By intentionally obstructing the path of the person, or of the vehicle of the person, being solicited;\n(3) By following a person who is walking away from the person soliciting the donation, unless that person has indicated that the person wishes to make a donation; or\n(4) By making any statement, gesture, or other communication that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear of personal harm for refusing a solicitation of a donation.\n(b) (1) A first violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (2) A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by fine or a term of imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.\n(1) A first violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(2) A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by fine or a term of imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 17"],"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":"53588cf1be538e4c69e286e26caad886d12f02600d20c23721c14c7f6652e808","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-312","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}