HB0583 - Tennessee - Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB0781. Criminal Offenses - Creates Class B misdemeanor for person communicating death threat concerning a school employee. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. Fiscal Summary for *HB0583 / SB0781Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0583 / SB0781 This bill creates the criminal offense of communicating a death threat concerning a school employee or a student, which would be a Class A misdemeanor. A person commits the offense of communicating a death threat concerning a school employee or a student if: (1) The person communicates a threat to kill a student or school employee to any other person; (2) The threat involves use of a deadly weapon; (3) A reasonable person would believe the person making the threat intends to [...]

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