SB2898 - Tennessee: Arson

Companion Bill HB2604. Arson - Increases the penalty for the offense of arson from a Class C to a Class B felony and sets a minimum period of incarceration for arson of a place of worship at eight years and aggravated arson at 15 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14. Fiscal Summary for SB2898 / *HB2604Increase State Expenditures - $2,205,900/Incarceration* Bill Summary for SB2898 / *HB2604 Under present law, arson is a Class C felony, arson of a place of worship is a Class B felony, and aggravated arson is a Class A felony. This bill increases the penalty for the crime of arson to a Class B felony. This bill retains the present law penalty for arson of a place of worship and aggravated arson is still a Class A felony, but this bill requires that a person convicted of arson of a place of worship must serve a minimum imprisonment [...]

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