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

(1) Knowingly causes bodily injury to a law enforcement officer, first responder, or nurse;  or

(2) Knowingly causes physical contact with a law enforcement officer, 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 law enforcement officer, first responder, or nurse.

(1) Results in serious bodily injury to the law enforcement officer, first responder, or nurse;

(2) Results in the death of the law enforcement officer, first responder, or nurse;

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

(4) Involved strangulation or attempted strangulation.

(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) “Law enforcement officer” includes, but is not limited to, a POST-certified law enforcement officer, capitol police officer, Tennessee highway patrol officer, Tennessee bureau of investigation agent, Tennessee wildlife resources agency officer, deputy jailer, or park ranger employed by the division of parks and recreation in the department of environment and conservation;  and

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