SB1709 - Tennessee: Courts, Courts, Municipal, Criminal Offenses, Criminal Procedure

Companion Bill HB2085. Courts, Municipal - Expands the jurisdiction of municipal courts to hear alleged violations of ordinances that mirror or duplicate certain state criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Section 16-18-302. Fiscal Summary for *SB1709 / HB2085 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $330,000/Permissive Other Fiscal Impact - There will be a shift of county revenues and expenditures to municipalities. The amount of such shift will be consistent with the fine revenue generated for the specified offenses and the administrative cost to process such misdemeanors. Bill Summary for *SB1709 / HB2085 Under present law, in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis, a municipal court possesses jurisdiction to enforce any municipal law or ordinance that mirrors, substantially duplicates or incorporates [...]

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