HB2968 - Tennessee: Criminal Offenses, Titles, Short

Companion Bill SB3389. Criminal Offenses - Enacts the "Crime-Free School Zone Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *HB2968 / SB3389Increase State Expenditures - $4,423,300/Incarceration* Bill Summary for *HB2968 / SB3389 PRESENT LAW Present law provides for the creation of drug-free zones and requires enhanced and mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses occurring in a drug-free zone. A drug-free zone means the grounds or facilities of any school or within 1,000 feet of the real property that comprises a public or private elementary school, middle school, secondary school, preschool, child care agency, or public library, recreational center, or park. If a person commits the offense of manufacturing, delivering, selling, or possessing with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell [...]

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