Tennessee § 38-1-105 - Failure to report discovery of dead body.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 38-1-105 — Failure to report discovery of dead body., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-1-105. Failure to report discovery of dead body.
It is a Class A misdemeanor for any person who discovers an unattended dead human body, or any part of a dead human body, to fail to report the discovery immediately, by the fastest available means of communication, to the chief of police if the body, or any part of the body, is discovered in an incorporated town or city, or to the sheriff if the body, or any part of the body, is discovered in the county outside the corporate limits of any incorporated town or city. Acts 1967, ch. 56, § 1; T.C.A., § 38-605; Acts 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6. Code Commission Notes. The misdemeanor in this section has been designated as a Class A misdemeanor by authority of § 40-35-110 , which provides that an offense designated a misdemeanor without specification as to category is a Class A misdemeanor. See also § 39-11-114 . Cross-References. Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Sentencing for misdemeanors, § 40-35-302 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 28.119.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-1-105 ("Failure to report discovery of dead body.") 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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