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The Crime of Harassment in Tennessee

By Baker Associates

Knoxville harassment lawyers have defended many clients throughout the East Tennessee area. Although the basis of the harassment charge might be sexual in nature, harassment charges may be brought against many types of behavior. The criminal law dealing with harassment was recently amended in 2001 in Tennessee. It penalizes harassing or threatening telephone calls or written communications. Prior law was similar, but dealt only with telephone calls. According to Tennessee law, A person commits harassment who intentionally: ? Threatens, by telephone, in writing, or by electronic communication, including electronic mail or internet services, to take action known to be unlawful against any person, and by this action knowingly annoys or alarms the recipient; ? Places one or more telephone calls anonymously, or at an hour or hours known to be inconvenient to the victim, or in an offensively repetitious manner, or without a legitimate purpose of communication, and by this action knowingly annoys or alarms the recipient; or ? Communicates by telephone to another that a relative or other person has been injured, killed or is ill when the communication is known to be false...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on March 26, 2008 (boomark / email).