{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-317","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-317","heading":"Disorderly conduct at funerals","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of interfering with a funeral or burial, funeral home viewing of a deceased person, funeral procession, or funeral or memorial service for a deceased person, if the person acts to obstruct or interfere with such commemorative service by making any utterance, gesture, or display in a manner offensive to the sensibilities of an ordinary person. Picketing, protesting, or demonstrating at a funeral or memorial service shall be deemed offensive to the sensibilities of an ordinary person.\n(b) This section shall only apply to acts within five hundred feet (500') of a funeral or burial, funeral home viewing of a deceased person, funeral procession, or funeral or memorial service for a deceased person.\n(c) A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.","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":"b8951e4727d498a84c1630f83ee4a12f659b97833ab2bdb65b38ca39ddd04da0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-316","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}