HB0171 - Tennessee - Criminal Procedure

Companion Bill SB1864. Criminal Procedure - Confers civil immunity upon a person who uses force in justifiable self defense or defense of others and expands circumstances under which use of force is justified. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB0171 / SB1864Decrease State Expenditures - $46,100 / Incarceration Bill Summary for *HB0171 / SB1864 This bill revises present law governing self-defense. PRESENT LAW Under present law, a person is justified in threatening or using force against another individual when and to the degree the person reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary for self-defense. The person must have a reasonable belief that there is an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury. The danger creating the belief of imminent death or serious bodily injury must [...]

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