Trespasser.....what would you do?

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2019 Tennessee Code :: Title 39 - Criminal Offenses :: Chapter 14 - Offenses Against Property :: Part 4 - Burglary and Related Offenses :: § 39-14-405. Criminal trespass.

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Tennesseans welcome purple paint as replacement for 'no trespassing' signs

Property owners in Dickson County are using purple paint Wednesday to keep trespassers off their properties.As of July 1, Tennessee property owners can use purple spray paint on trees, posts and fences to keep people off their land.The new law says proper

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With florescent purple paint on Tee posts, the law allows you to place them at a nice distance apart. In my state, it has to be florescent because of ATVs and snowmobiles that are used at night time to avoid trespassing.

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lowes, Home Depot, ACE Hardware, etc all carry this.

Why is this law helpful to land owners? It's not just the criminal trespass, it also prevents those who trespass from suing you for injuries on the property or damage to their equipment, etc. It also protects you from having liens placed on your own home from those civil lawsuits too. Each state has it's wording for the purple posts, I posted the TN law here for reference as you're in Knoxville.

Your signs can be taken down, purple paint is hard to remove when it's on places hard to reach.

Good advice. Many states now have a purple paint law.

Be aware that the paint you reference is temporary marking paint which deteriorates quickly. It will work but I suggest using Rust Oleum's "No Hunting Purple" #270970 instead. It isn't fluorescent but it will last much longer.

 

[Jstpssng]

You ever been sued? It's more than sad.

It's you against the other guy, the other guys lawyer and your lawyer.

You better be scared!

Why should I be afraid when I have done nothing wrong, and they are trying to buck the law? People who are scared to stand up for rhemselves, bowing to the perceived threat of sleazebag lawyers are why they can get away with it.
It’s all well and good to talk tough about S-S-S... but unless we are willing to stand tall every day and not get pushed around the sleaze bags will get their way.

 

[TractorGuy]

I upgraded my No Trespassing signs to also read No Hunting yesterday. Nothing says Welcome to the Neighborhood like brand new warning signs.

Still, with the property next door being prepped for two new houses I figure I might as well be up front.

 

[LD1]

I upgraded my No Trespassing signs to also read No Hunting yesterday. Nothing says Welcome to the Neighborhood like brand new warning signs.

Still, with the property next door being prepped for two new houses I figure I might as well be up front.

What about today or tomorrow? Can I hunt then

 

[newbury]

Purple paint may be nice but if I have to paint a tree or put up a sign every 100 feet it would be a pain. I've 7 separate lots and about 50,000 feet of boundary. That would mean marking 5,000 trees.
I'll have to live with Mississippi's law that all unauthorized access is trespassing.

 

[SouthernSky]

Purple paint may be nice but if I have to paint a tree or put up a sign every 100 feet it would be a pain. I've 7 separate lots and about 50,000 feet of boundary. That would mean marking 5,000 trees.
I'll have to live with Mississippi's law that all unauthorized access is trespassing.

Same for Louisiana. I don’t HAVE to post, but I still keep a few signs out at strategic locations.

A bow hunter asked me last week if he could hunt here. I said no. Because he is adjacent me he asked if he could come in if his game ran on to my land. That I said yes to.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

You ever been sued? It's more than sad.

It's you against the other guy, the other guys lawyer and your lawyer.

You better be scared!

That's what umbrella policies are for. Let them argue with the insurance company lawyers.

 

[farmfun]

There's a 50 acre tract next to mine. The closest to contact I've had with the landowner was when the power company wanted to bring power in for my neighbor and I, and they asked permission to put a guy wire on their land. The out of state landowner said "There's no reason to put power down that road."
I've owned this place for 20 years and lived here for 18, yet have NEVER seen anybody there. It's just a vacant piece of timberland which they apparently bought as an investment. What harm does it do if I take my shotgun and dog for a walk to see if we can scare up a bird?

You dont own it and dont pay taxes for starters.

 

[Jstpssng]

You dont own it and dont pay taxes for starters.

And... what harm am I doing?

 

[farmfun]

You're misunderstanding me. If I semi-abandon my property for damn near 30 years like the OP, then hell yes, you can come hunt in my woods, because it harms no one. I will never even know. I would argue that this is in fact normal behavoir because it happens everywhere. all the time. Normal humans are doing this constantly.

If I am active and aware of my property, and have it posted and well marked, then that would be ridiculous. Do you see the distinction?

Not really - it appears to be flexible interpretation of law