Part Definitions

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Criminal Offenses
  4. Offenses Against Administration of Government
  5. Obstruction of Justice
  6. Part Definitions

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. “Complaining witness” means a person who signs a criminal complaint;
  2. “Custody” means under arrest by a law enforcement officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant to an order of a court;
  3. “Escape” means unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following temporary leave for a specific purpose or limited period, but does not include a violation of conditions of probation or parole; and
  4. “Penal institution” includes any institution or facility used to house or detain a person:
    1. Convicted of a crime;
    2. Adjudicated delinquent by a juvenile court;
    3. Who is in direct or indirect custody after a lawful arrest; or
    4. When such institution or facility is a court-operated long-term residential substance abuse facility.


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