Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-9-107 (2026)

Profanity in court of record

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Any person who profanely swears or curses in the presence of any court of record commits a Class C misdemeanor.

Code 1858, § 1727 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 14, § 4); Shan., § 3034; Code 1932, § 5256; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-907; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2008 · leading case: Konvalinka v. Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth., 249 S.W.3d 346 (Tenn. 2008).

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Konvalinka v. Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth., 249 S.W.3d 346 (Tenn. 2008). · cites it 2× “This statute can be traced back to the Code of Tennessee § 4100 (Return J. Meigs & William F.”

Steven B. Dargi & Andrea L. Dargi v. The Terminix Int'l Co., State of Tennessee - Concurring, 23 S.W.3d 342 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 29-9-107, which reads: Profanity; fines and penalties—Any person who profanely swears or curses in the presence of any court of record commits a Class C misdemeanor.”

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