HB1101 - Tennessee: Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB0039. Criminal Offenses - Establishes minimum $250 fine for motor carrier driving in excess of any department of safety rule governing hours of operation and raises maximum fine for such violations to $1,000. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB1101 / *SB0039Increase State Revenues - $114,000 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $6,000 Bill Summary for HB1101 / *SB0039 Under present law, a commercial motor carrier who intentionally violates any department of safety regulation, direction, or order relating to motor carriers commits a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of no more than $500 or imprisonment of no more than six months, or both, per violation. This bill adds to those penalty amounts by setting a minimum penalty of $250 and a maximum penalty of $1,000 whenever the violation involves [...]

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