Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-118 (2026)
Restitution to victims of crime
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) In addition to the punishment authorized by the specific statute prohibiting the conduct, it is a part of the punishment for any offense committed in this state that the person committing the offense may be sentenced by the court to pay restitution to the victim or victims of the offense in accordance with §§ 40-35-104(c)(2) and 40-35-304.
- (b) In addition to the punishment authorized by the specific statute prohibiting the conduct, it is a part of the punishment for the offenses named in this subsection (b) that the defendant be sentenced by the court to pay restitution to the victim or victims of §§ 39-13-309, 39-13-514, 39-17-1005(a), 39-13-528(a), and 39-13-529(a) in accordance with §§ 40-35-104(c)(2) and 40-35-304.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 242, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1996, ch. 699, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1998–2019 · leading case: State v. Alford, 970 S.W.2d 944 (Tenn. 1998).
State v. Alford, 970 S.W.2d 944 (Tenn. 1998). “699, § 39-11-118, § 40-35-104(c)(2) or this subsection shall be construed to prohibit or delay a victim from applying for and receiving any compensation to which such victim is entitled under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 13.”
State of Tennessee v. Hassan Falah Al Mutory (Tenn. 2019). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-118 (a) (2018); see also Tenn.”
State of Tennessee v. Hassan Falah Al Mutory (Tenn. 2019). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-118 (a) (2018); see also Tenn.”
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