Statute of limitations for sexual assault in Tennessee

Rule or statute summary

In Tennessee, the statute of limitations (SOL) for bringing a criminal case is governed by the general SOL framework in the Tennessee Criminal Code. For this jurisdiction snapshot, the default limitations period is one (1) year.

DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator uses that default period unless a specific, claim-type-specific rule applies. In this jurisdiction snapshot, no claim-type-specific sub-rule was identified, so you should treat Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-35-111(e)(2) as the general/default limitations period for the calculator output described here.

What “one year” means in practice

For SOL purposes, the key moving parts typically include:

• The date the offense was committed (often used as the SOL “start date”)
• The date legal action was initiated (commonly the date of indictment or formal charging—procedural details can vary by case)
• Any SOL extensions or exceptions that Tennessee law may recognize for particular scenarios

Because SOL calculations are date-sensitive and can be affected by procedural posture, the DocketMath calculator is designed to make the date inputs explicit and compute the resulting deadline based on the applicable limitations period.

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Citations

This snapshot’s default SOL period is supported by:

• Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-35-111(e)(2) (default/general SOL framework for certain criminal prosecutions)
  Source (Justia): https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-40/chapter-35/part-1/section-40-35-111/

Use these sources to confirm the authoritative text before finalizing the calculation.

• Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104

How the cited statute is used in this snapshot

• General SOL period used: 1 year
• General statute used: **Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-35-111(e)(2)
• Claim-type-specific sub-rule: Not identified in this snapshot, so the default one-year period is applied.

Use the calculator

Use DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator to convert the one-year default SOL into a concrete deadline.

Primary CTA: **Go to Statute of Limitations Calculator

Run the Statute Of Limitations calculation in DocketMath, then save the output so it can be audited later: Open the calculator.

Inputs to expect (and what they change)

In the calculator workflow, the following inputs typically drive the output:

• Start date (offense date):

  • Earlier start dates generally produce earlier SOL deadlines.
  • Later start dates generally produce later SOL deadlines.
• Jurisdiction:

  • Set to Tennessee (US-TN) so the calculator applies the Tennessee default SOL of 1 year associated with Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-35-111(e)(2) (as used in this snapshot).

Output you’ll get

With the default SOL applied, the calculator should produce:

• Estimated SOL end date: start date + 1 year (subject to the calculator’s date-handling rules)

Example (illustrative of math, not legal advice)

If the offense date is January 15, 2024, then under a default 1-year SOL window, the SOL end date would fall in January 15, 2025 (exact calendar handling depends on the calculator’s implementation).

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