SB1162 - Tennessee: Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill HB0261. Criminal Offenses - Raises punishment for simple assault from Class A misdemeanor to Class E felony if it is second or subsequent assault and victim is a health care worker; permits magistrate to issue arrest warrant rather than citation when offense complained of is assault against health care worker. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for SB1162 / *HB0261Increase State Expenditures - $72,500 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1162 / *HB0261 Under present law, assault is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the assault involved a person intentionally or knowingly causing physical contact with another and a reasonable person would regard the contact as extremely offensive [...]

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