HB2911 - Tennessee - Juvenile Offenders

Companion Bill SB3109. Juvenile Offenders - Classifies escape or attempted escape from a licensed foster home, child care agency, or detention home or center for delinquent children by a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent as an offense which if committed by an adult would be a misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-116. Fiscal Summary for *HB2911 / SB3109Increase State Expenditures - $760,100 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - $474,400 Bill Summary for *HB2911 / SB3109 Under present law, any juvenile who is alleged or adjudicated to be delinquent, and who absconds or attempts to abscond from a secure detention or correctional facility designated, operated, or approved by the court, may be charged with the offense of escape or attempted escape. Under this bill, any juvenile who is alleged or adjudicated [...]

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