HB2656 - Tennessee - Criminal Offenses, Traffic Safety

Companion Bill SB3203. Traffic Safety - Increases penalty for speeding in school zones to include a $250 minimum fine. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-152. Fiscal Summary for *HB2656 / SB3203Increase State Revenue - $71,000 Increase Local Govt. Revenue - $4,000 Bill Summary for *HB2656 / SB3203 Under present law, in counties and municipalities where the local legislative body does not establish special speed limits for school zones, any person who drives at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour in a school zone during recess when warning flashers are in operation, or during the 40-minute periods before the school opening hour and after the school closing hour, while children are actually going to or leaving school, is prima facie guilty of reckless driving. Under present law, reckless driving is a Class B misdemeanor. The penalty for a Class [...]

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