http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Chapter/PC0347.pdf

THE LAW

STATE OF TENNESSEE

PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 347

SENATE BILL NO. 113

By Black, Burks

Substituted for: House Bill No. 484

By Harwell, Evans, Mike Turner, Hardaway, Swafford, Dean, Moore,
Lollar AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17,
Part 3, relative to the offense of harassment.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-308, is amended by
deleting subsection (a) and substituting instead the following:

(a) A person commits an offense who intentionally:

(1) Threatens, by telephone, in writing, or by electronic
communication, including, but not limited to, text messaging,
facsimile transmissions, electronic mail or Internet services, to take
action known to be unlawful against any person, and by this action
knowingly annoys or alarms the recipient;

(2) Places one (1) or more telephone calls anonymously, or at an hour
or hours known to be inconvenient to the victim, or in an offensively
repetitious manner, or without a legitimate purpose of communication,
and by this action knowingly annoys or alarms the recipient;

(3) Communicates by telephone to another that a relative or other
person has been injured, killed or is ill when the communication is
known to be false;

(4) Communicates with another person by any method described in
subdivision (a)(1), without legitimate purpose:

(A)(i) With the malicious intent to frighten, intimidate or cause
emotional distress; or

(ii) In a manner the defendant knows, or reasonably should know, would
frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress to a similarly
situated person of reasonable sensibilities; and

(B) As the result of the communication, the person is frightened,
intimidated or emotionally distressed.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009, the public welfare
requiring it.

PASSED: May 21, 2009

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Threatening to break a woman's nose meets the criterion of this law.

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THE LAW

STATE OF TENNESSEE

PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 347

SENATE BILL NO. 113

By Black, Burks

Substituted for: House Bill No. 484

By Harwell, Evans, Mike Turner, Hardaway, Swafford, Dean, Moore,
Lollar AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17,
Part 3, relative to the offense of harassment.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-308, is amended by
deleting subsection (a) and substituting instead the following:

(a) A person commits an offense who intentionally:

(1) Threatens, by telephone, in writing, or by electronic
communication, including, but not limited to, text messaging,
facsimile transmissions, electronic mail or Internet services, to take
action known to be unlawful against any person, and by this action
knowingly annoys or alarms the recipient;

(2) Places one (1) or more telephone calls anonymously, or at an hour
or hours known to be inconvenient to the victim, or in an offensively
repetitious manner, or without a legitimate purpose of communication,
and by this action knowingly annoys or alarms the recipient;

(3) Communicates by telephone to another that a relative or other
person has been injured, killed or is ill when the communication is
known to be false;

(4) Communicates with another person by any method described in
subdivision (a)(1), without legitimate purpose:

(A)(i) With the malicious intent to frighten, intimidate or cause
emotional distress; or

(ii) In a manner the defendant knows, or reasonably should know, would
frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress to a similarly
situated person of reasonable sensibilities; and

(B) As the result of the communication, the person is frightened,
intimidated or emotionally distressed.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009, the public welfare
requiring it.

PASSED: May 21, 2009

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