SB0071 - Tennessee: Evidence

Companion Bill HB0117. Evidence - Permits trier of fact to infer that if driver of motor vehicle falls asleep while driving or drives after no sleep for more than 24 hours, that conduct is reckless for purposes of offenses of reckless driving and reckless homicide. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB0071 / HB0117Increase State Expenditures - $13,200 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0071 / HB0117 Under present law, reckless driving is the Class B misdemeanor of willfully or wantonly driving any vehicle in disregard for the safety of property or persons. This bill allows a judge or jury to infer, when a driver falls asleep while driving or drives without having slept during [...]

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