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TN Code › Title 39 › Chapter 14 › Section 39-14-106

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A person commits a Class A misdemeanor who takes another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle, bicycle, boat or other vehicle without the consent of the owner and the person does not have the intent to deprive the owner thereof. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

A person commits a Class A misdemeanor who takes another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle, bicycle, boat or other vehicle without the consent of the owner and the person does not have the intent to deprive the owner thereof.

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

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