HB1833 - Tennessee - Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB1500. Criminal Offenses - Increases from six to eight years age trigger for certain punishments for child abuse and neglect; creates new felony offenses for using certain illegal drugs while pregnant. - Amends TCA Title 39. Fiscal Summary for HB1833 / *SB1500Increase State Expenditures - $1,450,300 / Incarceration* Bill Summary for HB1833 / *SB1500 Under present law, a person who knowingly, other than by accidental means, treats a child under 18 years of age in such a manner as to inflict injury commits a Class A misdemeanor; however, if the abused child is six years of age or less, the penalty is a Class D felony. Under this bill, the Class D felony would apply if the child is eight years of age or less. Under present law, any person who knowingly abuses or neglects a child under 18 years of age commits a Class [...]

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