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39-15-302. Incest.

(a)  A person commits incest who engages in sexual penetration as defined in § 39-13-501, with a person, knowing the person to be, without regard to legitimacy:

     (1)  The person's natural parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, stepparent, stepchild, adoptive parent, adoptive child; or

     (2)  The person's brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or by adoption.

(b)  Incest is a Class C felony.

[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1030, § 25.]  

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Tennessee > Title-39 > Chapter-15 > Part-3 > 39-15-302

39-15-302. Incest.

(a)  A person commits incest who engages in sexual penetration as defined in § 39-13-501, with a person, knowing the person to be, without regard to legitimacy:

     (1)  The person's natural parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, stepparent, stepchild, adoptive parent, adoptive child; or

     (2)  The person's brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or by adoption.

(b)  Incest is a Class C felony.

[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1030, § 25.]  


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Tennessee > Title-39 > Chapter-15 > Part-3 > 39-15-302

39-15-302. Incest.

(a)  A person commits incest who engages in sexual penetration as defined in § 39-13-501, with a person, knowing the person to be, without regard to legitimacy:

     (1)  The person's natural parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, stepparent, stepchild, adoptive parent, adoptive child; or

     (2)  The person's brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or by adoption.

(b)  Incest is a Class C felony.

[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1030, § 25.]