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Think Littering in Tennessee is Not a Crime, Think Again

By Baker Associates

Littering is a crime in Tennessee punishable as either a misdemeanor or felony depending on the weight or volume of the litter and the number of prior convictions. You can be charged with criminal littering in three different ways: First, a person litters when he or she knowingly places, drops or throws litter on any public or private property without permission and does not remove it. Second, a person litters when he or she negligently places or throws glass or other dangerous substances on or adjacent to water to which the public has access for swimming or wading, or on or within fifty feet of a public highway. Third, a person litters when he or she negligently discharges sewage, minerals, oil products or litter into any public waters or lakes within the state...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on August 14, 2009 (boomark / email).