HB0299 - Tennessee - Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB0472. Criminal Offenses - Clarifies that knowing abuse or neglect of an impaired adult is a Class C felony and that proof of serious bodily injury is not necessary for conviction. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB0299 / SB0472Increase State Expenditures - $13,200 / Incarceration* Bill Summary for *HB0299 / SB0472 Under present law, willful physical abuse or gross neglect of an impaired adult with resulting serious mental or physical harm is punished in the same manner as aggravated assault. Generally, proof that a victim suffered serious bodily injury, or that the defendant used a weapon, is a necessary element of aggravated assault. Generally, present law classifies the offense of aggravated assault, when the assault causes serious bodily injury, as a Class C felony if the offense [...]

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