HB0175 - Tennessee: Sexual Offenders

Companion Bill SB1177. Sexual Offenders - Clarifies the age distinctions required for the offense of statutory rape; makes statutory rape by authority figure a violent sexual offense for purposes of the sex offender registry and extends the statute of limitations for the prosecution of aggravated child rape and statutory rape by an authority figure. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 40, Chapter 39. Fiscal Summary for *HB0175 / SB1177Increase State Expenditures - $63,700 / Incarceration* Bill Summary for *HB0175 / SB1177 Under present law, statutory rape, a Class E felony occurs when: (1) The victim is at least 13 but less than 15 years of age and the defendant is at least four years older than the victim; or (2) The victim is at least 15 but less than 18 years of age and the defendant [...]

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