{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-38-202","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-38-202","heading":"Sentencing judge to consider impact statement prior to sentencing","body":"The sentencing judge shall solicit and consider a victim impact statement prior to sentencing a convicted offender who has caused physical, emotional or financial harm to a victim, as defined in § 40-38-203 .","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 38"],"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":"2d7c2511fd04e9bcd92901b27baaf06df8d56e3911437a84c4422d536655de68","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-38-201","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-38-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}