39 chapters · 917 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-2-101 Felonies
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(a) A person may be prosecuted, tried and punished for an offense punishable with death or by imprisonment in the penitentiary during life, at any time after the offense is committed. (b) Prosecution for a felony offense shall begin within:(1) Fifteen (15) years for a Class A fel…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-2-102 Misdemeanors
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(a) Except as provided in § 62-18-120(g) and subsection (b), all prosecutions for misdemeanors shall be commenced within the twelve (12) months after the offense has been committed. (b) Prosecutions under § 39-16-301 for criminal impersonation accomplished through the use of a fr…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-2-103 Period of concealment of crime or absence from state
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No period during which the party charged conceals the fact of the crime, or during which the party charged was not usually and publicly resident within the state, is included in the period of limitation.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-2-104 Commencement of prosecution
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A prosecution is commenced, within the meaning of this chapter, by finding an indictment or presentment, the issuing of a warrant, the issuing of a juvenile petition alleging a delinquent act, binding over the offender, by the filing of an information as provided for in chapter 3…