Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-607 (2024)
Permitting or facilitating escape
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- (a) An official or employee of any penal institution that is responsible for maintaining persons in custody commits an offense who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly permits or facilitates the escape of a person in custody.
- (b) It is unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly permit or facilitate the escape of a person in custody.
- (c) Permitting or facilitating escape is a Class E felony unless:
- (1) The person in custody was charged with or convicted of a felony;
- (2) The person used or threatened to use a deadly weapon to effect the escape; or
- (3) The offense under subsection (a) was committed intentionally or knowingly, in which event permitting or facilitating escape is a Class C felony.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1996, ch. 637, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2008–2008 · leading case: State v. Campbell, 245 S.W.3d 331 (Tenn. 2008).
State v. Campbell, 245 S.W.3d 331 (Tenn. 2008). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-607 (b) (2006). While prior law required penal legislation to be strictly construed, the 1989 Act provides for an interpretation of criminal statutes “according to the fair import of their terms .”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-607(b): 1 case
State v. Campbell, 245 S.W.3d 331 (Tenn. 2008). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-607 (b) (2006). While prior law required penal legislation to be strictly construed, the 1989 Act provides for an interpretation of criminal statutes “according to the fair import of their terms .”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-607(c)(1): 1 case
State v. Campbell, 245 S.W.3d 331 (Tenn. 2008). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-607 (b) (2006). While prior law required penal legislation to be strictly construed, the 1989 Act provides for an interpretation of criminal statutes “according to the fair import of their terms .”
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