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Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-613

Leaving residence or use of necessary force — Right to relief unaffected

Acts 1979, ch. 350, § 15; T.C.A., § 36-1215; Acts 1997, ch. 459, § 2; 2005, ch. 381, § 6.

(1) The petitioner's right to relief under this part is not affected by the petitioner's leaving the residence or household to avoid domestic abuse, stalking or sexual assault.

(2) The petitioner's right to relief under this part is not affected by use of such physical force against the respondent as is reasonably believed to be necessary to defend the petitioner or another from imminent physical injury, domestic abuse, or sexual assault.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.