Chapter definitions

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-107-104, under Riley Gaines Women’s Safety and Protection Act.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-107-104

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Boy” means a human male who is a minor;(2) “Changing room” means a room or area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a locker room or shower room;(3) “Correctional facility” means a correctional facility owned and operated by the state or the housing of prisoners committed to the custody of the department of correction;(4) “Domestic violence shelter” means a community-based shelter for victims of domestic violence;(5) “Father” means a parent who is of the male sex;(6) “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization;(7) “Girl” means a human female who is a minor;(8) “Juvenile detention facility” means a facility that is formally recognized as a juvenile detention facility by the state agency responsible for the monitoring, review, or certification of juvenile detention facilities that house juvenile offenders;(9) “Male” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization;(10) “Man” means a human male who has reached the age of majority;(11) “Mother” means a parent who is a member of the female sex;(12) “Public institution of higher education” means the college system of Tennessee and state universities as defined in § 49-7-166;(13) “Restroom” means a room that includes one (1) or more toilets or urinals;(14) “Sex”:(A) Means an individual's immutable biological sex, either male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth; and(B) Does not include gender identity and other subjective terms, which do not apply to this chapter and must not be used as synonyms or substitutes for sex;(15) “Sleeping quarters” means a room with a bed and in which more than one (1) individual is housed overnight; and(16) “Woman” means a human female who has reached the age of majority.

(1) “Boy” means a human male who is a minor;

(2) “Changing room” means a room or area in which a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, including a locker room or shower room;

(3) “Correctional facility” means a correctional facility owned and operated by the state or the housing of prisoners committed to the custody of the department of correction;

(4) “Domestic violence shelter” means a community-based shelter for victims of domestic violence;

(5) “Father” means a parent who is of the male sex;

(6) “Female” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization;

(7) “Girl” means a human female who is a minor;

(8) “Juvenile detention facility” means a facility that is formally recognized as a juvenile detention facility by the state agency responsible for the monitoring, review, or certification of juvenile detention facilities that house juvenile offenders;

(9) “Male” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization;

(10) “Man” means a human male who has reached the age of majority;

(11) “Mother” means a parent who is a member of the female sex;

(12) “Public institution of higher education” means the college system of Tennessee and state universities as defined in § 49-7-166;

(13) “Restroom” means a room that includes one (1) or more toilets or urinals;

(14) “Sex”:(A) Means an individual's immutable biological sex, either male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth; and(B) Does not include gender identity and other subjective terms, which do not apply to this chapter and must not be used as synonyms or substitutes for sex;

(A) Means an individual's immutable biological sex, either male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth; and

(B) Does not include gender identity and other subjective terms, which do not apply to this chapter and must not be used as synonyms or substitutes for sex;

(15) “Sleeping quarters” means a room with a bed and in which more than one (1) individual is housed overnight; and

(16) “Woman” means a human female who has reached the age of majority.