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  • Safe Harbor Provisions

TENN. CODE ANN. § 39-13-513(d) (2021).

  • Minors are immune from prosecution for prostitution and, if determined to be a minor after being taken into custody, the minor is to be provided with the telephone number for the Tennessee human trafficking resource center hotline and is to be released to the custody of a parent or legal guardian or transport the minor to a shelter care facility designated by the juvenile court judge to facilitate the release of the minor to the custody of a parent or legal guardian.

 

  • Laws Relating to Establishing Self-Defense

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  • Mitigation Provisions Specific to the Context of GBV

TENN. CODE ANN. § 40-35-113(12) (2023).

  • When sentencing, judges may consider whether the defendant committed the offense under such unusual circumstances that it is unlikely that a sustained intent to violate the law motivated the criminal conduct; or the defendant acted under duress or under the domination of another person, even though the duress or the domination of another person is not sufficient to constitute a defense to the crime, including a misdemeanor or non-violent felony committed while the defendant was a victim of human trafficking or a commercial sex act.
  • Laws Allowing Expungement/Vacatur

TENN. CODE ANN. § 40-32-105(a) (2021).

  • Allows for expungement of public records involving offenses related to human trafficking and convictions for prostitution.
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