(a) Aggravated criminal littering is littering:

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class E felony1 to 6 yearsup to $3,000
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-14-505

  • Commercial purpose: means litter discarded by a business, corporation, association, partnership, sole proprietorship, or any other entity conducting business for economic gain, or by an employee or agent of the entity. See Tennessee Code 39-14-501
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Litter: includes garbage, refuse, rubbish and all other waste material, including a tobacco product as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 39-14-501
  • Person: includes the singular and the plural and means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision or agency, or other organization or other legal entity, or any agent or servant thereof. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • Property: means anything of value, including, but not limited to, money, real estate, tangible or intangible personal property, including anything severed from land, library material, contract rights, choses-in-action, interests in or claims to wealth, credit, admission or transportation tickets, captured or domestic animals, food and drink, electric or other power. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) In an amount exceeding ten pounds (10 lbs.) in weight or fifteen (15) cubic feet in volume; or
(2) In any amount for any commercial purpose, including knowingly placing, dropping, or throwing two (2) or more tires on any public or private property without permission and without immediately removing it.
(b)

(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2), aggravated criminal littering is a Class A misdemeanor. If the amount of litter exceeds one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) in weight or thirty (30) cubic feet in volume, then the defendant is subject to imprisonment as provided by law or a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), nor more than four thousand dollars ($4,000), or both.
(2) Aggravated criminal littering is a Class E felony upon:

(A) The third conviction in any amount exceeding ten pounds (10 lbs.) in weight or fifteen (15) cubic feet in volume;
(B) The second conviction in any amount exceeding one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) in weight or two hundred (200) cubic feet in volume or in any amount for a commercial purpose; or
(C) The first conviction involving more than eight (8) tires that were placed, dropped, or thrown for a commercial purpose.
(c) In addition to the penalties established in this section, the court shall require a person convicted under subsection (a) to remove litter from the state or local highway system, public playgrounds, public parks or other appropriate public locations for not more than one hundred sixty (160) hours. The court, in its discretion, may also require a person convicted under this section to work in a recycling center or other appropriate location for any stated period of time not to exceed eight (8) hours.
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