Tennessee § 11-5-108 - Vandalism of caves or caverns.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 11-5-108 — Vandalism of caves or caverns., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-5-108. Vandalism of caves or caverns.
It is an offense for any person, without the prior permission of the owner, to knowingly: Break, break off, crack, carve upon, write or otherwise mark upon, or in any manner destroy, mutilate, injure, deface, mar or harm any natural material found within any cave or cavern, such as stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, anthodites, gypsum flowers or needles, flowstone, draperies, columns or other similar crystalline material formations; Kill, harm or disturb any plant, animal or artifact found therein; Disturb or alter the natural condition of such cave or cavern; or Break, force, tamper with, remove, or otherwise disturb a lock, gate, door or other structure or obstruction designed to prevent entrance to a cave or cavern, whether or not entrance is actually gained. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the owner of property from performing on such owner's property any of the acts set forth in subsection (a). An act constituting a violation of this section is to be valued according to § 39-11-106(a)(36) and punished as theft under § 39-14-103. Acts 1991, ch. 62, § 1. Cross-References. Grading of theft, § 39-14-105 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-5-108 ("Vandalism of caves or caverns.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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