Tennessee § 39-17-317 - Disorderly conduct at funerals.
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§ 39-17-317. Disorderly conduct at funerals.
A person commits the offense of interfering with a funeral or burial, funeral home viewing of a deceased person, funeral procession, or funeral or memorial service for a deceased person, if the person acts to obstruct or interfere with such commemorative service by making any utterance, gesture, or display in a manner offensive to the sensibilities of an ordinary person. Picketing, protesting, or demonstrating at a funeral or memorial service shall be deemed offensive to the sensibilities of an ordinary person. This section shall only apply to acts within five hundred feet (500') of a funeral or burial, funeral home viewing of a deceased person, funeral procession, or funeral or memorial service for a deceased person. A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 2006, ch. 543, § 1; 2011, ch. 373, § 1. Cross-References. Penalty for Class B misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-17-317 ("Disorderly conduct at funerals.") 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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