Tennessee § 38-1-301 - Purpose of part.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 38-1-301 — Purpose of part., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-1-301. Purpose of part.
The purpose of this part is to curtail the crime of statutory rape, to require the reporting of a condition believed to be indicative of statutory rape, and, being necessary for the health, peace and safety of the public, to protect minors in a specified age range, who are not legally competent to consent to sex, from rape. Acts 1996, ch. 842, § 1. Cross-References. Child sexual abuse, title 37, ch. 1, part 6. Statutory rape, § 39-13-506 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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