SB1594 - Tennessee: Criminal Procedure

Companion Bill HB1317. Criminal Procedure - Extends doctrine of self-defense to permit same use of deadly force now allowed in a person's residence to other dwellings and to vehicles and provides expressly that a person is immune from criminal prosecution or civil liability for the lawful exercise of self-defense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6. Fiscal Summary for *SB1594 / HB1317Decrease State Expenditures - $46,100 / Incarceration Bill Summary for *SB1594 / HB1317 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 [...]

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