HB2745 - Tennessee - Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB2864. Criminal Offenses - Increases penalty for person possessing a handgun who has been previously convicted of a felony involving use or attempted use of force, violence, or deadly weapon from Class E felony to Class D felony; creates Class E felony for person possessing a handgun who has been previously convicted of any other felony. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1307. Fiscal Summary for *HB2745 / SB2864Increase State Expenditures - $371,500/Incarceration* Bill Summary for *HB2745 / SB2864 Under present law, unlawful possession of a weapon without any intent to use the weapon in the commission of a criminal act is a misdemeanor offense, except it is a Class E felony for a person who has been convicted of either of the following to possess a handgun: (1) A felony involving the use or attempted use of force, violence,[...]

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