(a) It is an offense for a person eighteen (18) years of age or older to knowingly promote or organize a gathering of two (2) or more minors in a public place, as defined in § 39-13-511, with the intent to provide a location for said minors to engage in public indecency as defined in § 39-13-511.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
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 39-17-909

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Deprive: means to:
    (A) Withhold property from the owner permanently or for such a period of time as to substantially diminish the value or enjoyment of the property to the owner. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
  • 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
  • Public place: means a place to which the public or a group of persons has access and includes, but is not limited to, highways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusement, parks, places of business, playgrounds and hallways, lobbies and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
(b) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Any personal property used in the commission of a violation of this section is, upon conviction, subject to judicial forfeiture as provided in title 39, chapter 11, part 7.
(d) Nothing in this section shall deprive a court of any authority to suspend or cancel a license, declare the establishment a nuisance or impose costs and other monetary obligations if specifically authorized by law.
(e) For purposes of this section “public area on the property of that business or retail establishment” means a public place as defined in § 39-13-511.
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