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Tenn. Code § 33-3-904: Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-904

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Tennessee law makes it a Class E felony to help a court-ordered hospital patient leave without permission, harbor such a patient, incite them to harm others, or provide them firearms or drugs. Hospital employees accepting gifts from patients commit a Class C misdemeanor.

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