HB0120 - Tennessee - Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB0115. Criminal Offenses - Creates new Class E and D felony offenses of assault on law enforcement officer, correctional employee, or officer or private prison contractor; and Class B felony offense of aggravated assault on law enforcement officer, correctional employee, or officer or private prison contractor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB0120 / *SB0115(CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - $2,155,700 / Incarceration* Decrease Local Revenue - Less than $100,000 Decrease Local Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000 Bill Summary for HB0120 / *SB0115 This bill creates the criminal offense of assault on a law enforcement officer. Assault on a law enforcement officer would be committed if a person: (1) Commits an assault; (2) The victim is a law enforcement officer, correctional [...]

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