Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-510 (2026)

Offense of abuse of elderly or vulnerable adult

✓ current as of May 2026

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(a) It is an offense for a person to knowingly abuse an elderly or vulnerable adult.

(b) The offense of abuse of an elderly adult is a Class E felony.

(c) The offense of abuse of a vulnerable adult is a Class D felony.

Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 12, eff. 1/1/2020.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Fenton v. Story (M.D. Tenn. 2025).

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Fenton v. Story (M.D. Tenn. 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 39-16-507, COERCION OR PERSUASION OF WITNESS”); Count Three (“VIOLATION OF T.C.A. § 39-15-510, OFFENSE OF ABUSE OF ELDERLY OR VULNERABLE ADULT”); Count Four (“VIOLATION OF T.”

Richard Townsend v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “T.C.A. §§ 39-15-510(b); - 501(6). The remaining three counts, all Class A misdemeanors, were dismissed.”

Marshall Turley v. John Mendez (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Turley was subsequently charged with Abuse of Elderly or Vulnerable Adult under Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-15-510. On November 14, 2023, the criminal court entered a judgment of Nolle Prosequi without costs, dropping the charges against Mr.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-510(b) — 1 case

Richard Townsend v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). “T.C.A. §§ 39-15-510(b); - 501(6). The remaining three counts, all Class A misdemeanors, were dismissed.”

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