HB1167 - Tennessee - Juvenile Offenders

Companion Bill SB1336. Juvenile Offenders - Makes parent or guardian responsible under contributing to delinquency offense for second or subsequent delinquent act of vandalism of public property and requires parents to repair or clean damage or pay to have it repaired. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB1167 / SB1336Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1167 / SB1336 Under present law, any adult who contributes to or encourages the delinquency or unruly behavior of a child commits a Class A misdemeanor, triable in the circuit or criminal court. When any juvenile judge has reasonable ground to believe that any person is guilty of having contributed to the delinquency or unruly conduct of a child, the judge will cause the person to be [...]

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