39-11-109 - Prosecution under more than one (1) statute. - Tennessee Statutes

39-11-109. Prosecution under more than one (1) statute.

(a)  When the same conduct may be defined under both a specific statute and a general statute, the person may be prosecuted under either statute, unless the specific statute precludes prosecution under the general statute.

(b)  When the same conduct may be defined under two (2) or more specific statutes, the person may be prosecuted under either statute unless one (1) specific statute precludes prosecution under another.

[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.]