(1) “Serious offender” means any person who is convicted in this state, on or after July 1, 2004, of any offense that may cause “serious bodily injury” as defined in § 39-11-106. “Serious offender” includes any person who is convicted in any other jurisdiction of any offense that would constitute a serious offense as defined in this part. “Serious offender” also includes any person who has been released on probation or parole following a conviction for any serious offense, as defined in this part, to the extent that the person continues to be subject to active supervision by the department of correction;
(2) “Sexual offense” means any of the crimes enumerated in § 40-39-202(20), including specifically:
(A) The commission of any act that constitutes the criminal offense of:
(i) Aggravated rape, under § 39-13-502;
(ii) Rape, under § 39-13-503;
(iii) Aggravated sexual battery, under § 39-13-504;
(iv) Sexual battery, under § 39-13-505;
(v) Statutory rape, under § 39-13-506;
(vi) Sexual exploitation of a minor, under § 39-17-1003;
(vii) Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, under § 39-17-1004;
(viii) Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, under § 39-17-1005;
(ix) Incest, under § 39-15-302;
(x) Rape of a child, under § 39-13-522;
(xi) Sexual battery by an authority figure, under § 39-13-527;
(xii) Solicitation of a minor, under § 39-13-528;
(B) Criminal attempt, under § 39-12-101, solicitation, under § 39-12-102, or conspiracy, under § 39-12-103, to commit any of the offenses enumerated within subdivision (2)(A); or
(C) Criminal responsibility under § 39-11-402(2) for facilitating the commission under § 39-11-403 of, or being an accessory after the fact under, § 39-11-411 to any of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (2)(A); and
(3) “Violent sexual offender” means any person who is convicted in the state, on or after July 1, 2004, of any sexual offense, as defined in subdivision (2) or § 40-39-202; or any person who is convicted in any other jurisdiction of any offense that would constitute a sexual offense in Tennessee. “Violent sexual offender” also includes any person who has been released on probation or parole following a conviction for any sexual offense, as defined in subdivision (2), to the extent that the person continues to be subject to active supervision by the department of correction as defined in law. For the purposes of this section, “violent sexual offender” may include offenders whose sexual offense was reduced by virtue of a plea agreement.
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