{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-7-119","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-119","heading":"Strip searches restricted","body":"(a) As used in this section, \"strip search\" means having an arrested person remove or arrange some or all of the person's clothing so as to permit a visual inspection of the genitals, buttocks, anus, female breasts or undergarments of the arrested person.\n(b) No person arrested for a traffic, regulatory or misdemeanor offense, except in cases involving weapons, a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue, shall be strip searched unless there is reasonable belief that the individual is concealing a weapon, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue or other contraband.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 7"],"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":"29e38844170e5d62eff98facdecdb97917d14539ca43bdf30c929d974a139363","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-7-118","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-7-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}