(1) A person commits an offense who intentionally desecrates: A place of worship or burial; or
(2) A state or national flag.
(3) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class E felony.
(4) A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-311
Desecration of venerated object
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 219 Wis. 2d 362 - State v. Janssen (1998)
Most recently applied in 219 Wis. 2d 362 - State v. Janssen (June 1998)
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2017, ch. 432, § 1.
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.