Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-110

Classification of offenses

Known as the Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (69 sections).

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case United States v. Matheny (2006)

Most recently applied in Kim Hardy v. Tournament Players Club at Southwind, Inc., d/b/a "TPC Southwind," (March 2017)

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 6.

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(1) Felonies are classified for the purpose of sentencing into five (5) categories: Class A felonies;

(2) Class B felonies;

(3) Class C felonies;

(4) Class D felonies; and

(5) Class E felonies.

(6) An offense designated a felony without specification as to category is a Class E felony.

(7) Misdemeanors are classified for the purpose of sentencing into three (3) categories: Class A misdemeanors;

(8) Class B misdemeanors; and

(9) Class C misdemeanors.

(10) An offense designated as a misdemeanor without specification as to category is a Class A misdemeanor.

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.