Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-116 (2026)

School safety zones

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(a) Any county or municipality is authorized to establish school safety zones.

(b) As used in this section, unless the content otherwise requires:
- (1) "School" means any public or private elementary, secondary school or state college of applied technology; and
- (2) "School property" means all property used for school purposes, including, but not limited to, school playgrounds.

(c) A school safety zone is the territory extending five hundred feet (500') from school property or within the area bounded by a divided federal highway, whichever is less.

(d) The director of schools, with the approval of the board of education, may develop a method of marking school safety zones, including the use of signs. Signs or other markings shall be located in a visible manner on or near each school indicating that such area is a school safety zone, that such zone extends five hundred feet (500') from school property or within the area bounded by a divided federal highway, whichever is less, and that the delivery or sale of a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue to a minor in the school safety zone may subject the offender to an enhanced punishment.

Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 493, s 10, eff. 5/25/2021.

Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 803, s 11, eff. 9/1/2020.

Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 803, s 10, eff. 9/1/2020.

Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 473, s 11, eff. 7/1/2013.

Acts 1994, ch. 973, §§ 1, 2; 2012 , ch. 848, § 39.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Martell Smith (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).

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State of Tennessee v. Martell Smith (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “T.C.A. § 49-2-116(b)(1), (b)(2), (c) (2016).”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-116(b)(1) — 1 case

State of Tennessee v. Martell Smith (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “T.C.A. § 49-2-116(b)(1), (b)(2), (c) (2016).”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-116(d) — 1 case

State of Tennessee v. Martell Smith (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “T.C.A. § 49-2-116(b)(1), (b)(2), (c) (2016).”

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