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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-112

Sentence ranges

Known as the Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (69 sections).

Applied in 61 court decisions — leading case State v. Dorantes (2011)

Most recently applied in Owens v. Parris (July 2019)

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 6.

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(1) A Range I sentence is as follows: For a Class A felony, not less than fifteen (15) nor more than twenty-five (25) years;

(2) For a Class B felony, not less than eight (8) nor more than twelve (12) years;

(3) For a Class C felony, not less than three (3) nor more than six (6) years;

(4) For a Class D felony, not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) years; and

(5) For a Class E felony, not less than one (1) nor more than two (2) years.

(6) A Range II sentence is as follows: For a Class A felony, not less than twenty-five (25) nor more than forty (40) years;

(7) For a Class B felony, not less than twelve (12) nor more than twenty (20) years;

(8) For a Class C felony, not less than six (6) nor more than ten (10) years;

(9) For a Class D felony, not less than four (4) nor more than eight (8) years; and

(10) For a Class E felony, not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) years.

(11) A Range III sentence is as follows: For a Class A felony, not less than forty (40) nor more than sixty (60) years;

(12) For a Class B felony, not less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty (30) years;

(13) For a Class C felony, not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) years;

(14) For a Class D felony, not less than eight (8) nor more than twelve (12) years; and

(15) For a Class E felony, not less than four (4) nor more than six (6) years.

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.