Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-13-116

(1) Knowingly causes bodily injury to a first responder or nurse; or

(2) Knowingly causes physical contact with a first responder or nurse and a reasonable person would regard the contact as extremely offensive or provocative, including, but not limited to, spitting, throwing, or otherwise transferring bodily fluids, bodily pathogens, or human waste onto the person of a first responder or nurse.

(1) Results in serious bodily injury to the first responder or nurse;

(2) Results in the death of the first responder or nurse;

(3) Involved the use or display of a deadly weapon; or

(4) Involved strangulation or attempted strangulation.

(c)(1) Assault under subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a mandatory fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of thirty (30) days incarceration. The defendant is not eligible for release from confinement until the defendant has served the entire thirty-day mandatory minimum sentence.

(2) Aggravated assault under subsection (b) is a Class C felony, and is punished by a mandatory fine of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of ninety (90) days incarceration. The defendant is not eligible for release from confinement until the defendant has served the entire ninety-day mandatory minimum sentence.

(1) “First responder”:

(2) “Nurse” means a person who is licensed, registered, or certificated under title 63, chapter 7.