HB0304 - Tennessee: Child Abuse, Children, Criminal Offenses, Motor Vehicles

Companion Bill SB0270. Criminal Offenses - Creates new offense of knowingly leaving child under seven in motor vehicle without supervision on any premises generally frequented by the public; punishable by permissible safety training and as a Class B misdemeanor with a $200 fine only for first offense and a $500 fine only for second or subsequent offense. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10. Fiscal Summary for HB0304 / *SB0270Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0304 / *SB0270 Under this bill, it would be a Class B misdemeanor for a person responsible for a child younger than seven years of age to knowingly leave the child in a motor vehicle without supervision by a person [...]

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