(a) It is an offense for a person to knowingly possess a child-like sex doll.

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 39-17-910

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Minor: means any person under eighteen (18) years of age. 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
  • sex: means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
(b) It is an offense for a person to knowingly sell or distribute a child-like sex doll.
(c) It is an offense for a person to knowingly transport a child-like sex doll into this state or within this state with the intent to sell or distribute the child-like sex doll.
(d) As used in this section, “child-like sex doll” means an obscene anatomically correct doll, mannequin, or robot that is intended for sexual stimulation or gratification and that has the features of, or has features that resemble those of, a minor.
(e) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(f) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class E felony, and in addition, notwithstanding § 40-35-111, a violator shall be fined an amount not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Any fine must be paid to the clerk of the court imposing the sentence, who shall transfer it to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fine to the general fund. All fines so credited to the general fund pursuant to this subsection (f) are subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the exclusive purposes of funding child advocacy centers, court-appointed special advocates, and sexual assault centers.
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