{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-69-9-401","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-9-401","heading":"Display, use and illumination of divers-down flags","body":"(a) All divers shall prominently display a divers-down flag in the area in which they are diving when diving in an area other than one customarily used for swimming only. (b) Divers shall not display a divers-down flag any longer than thirty (30) minutes before and after the dive. (c) Divers shall surface within fifty feet (50') of the divers-down flag. (d) When diving after dusk, divers shall illuminate the divers-down flag to make it visible from at least three hundred feet (300'). (e) No one shall use a divers-down flag to stop, limit, or otherwise affect the flow of water traffic. (f) Violations of this section shall be punished as follows: (1) First offense, a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00); (2) Second offense, a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00); and (3) Third offense, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and up to six (6) months imprisonment. Acts 1984, ch. 732, §2; T.C.A. § 69-10-401.\n(a) All divers shall prominently display a divers-down flag in the area in which they are diving when diving in an area other than one customarily used for swimming only.\n(b) Divers shall not display a divers-down flag any longer than thirty (30) minutes before and after the dive.\n(c) Divers shall surface within fifty feet (50') of the divers-down flag.\n(d) When diving after dusk, divers shall illuminate the divers-down flag to make it visible from at least three hundred feet (300').\n(e) No one shall use a divers-down flag to stop, limit, or otherwise affect the flow of water traffic.\n(f) Violations of this section shall be punished as follows: (1) First offense, a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00); (2) Second offense, a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00); and (3) Third offense, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and up to six (6) months imprisonment.\n(1) First offense, a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);\n(2) Second offense, a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00); and\n(3) Third offense, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and up to six (6) months imprisonment.","path":["TN Code","Title 69","Chapter 9"],"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":"5244f55d0007bcda414b48c2837bc7314fc68a41fbfc1b8b10c793b11c60e72f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-69-9-306","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-69-9-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}