HB3510 - Tennessee - Domestic Violence

Companion Bill SB3803. Domestic Violence - Provides that a citation cannot be issued in lieu of the continued custody of someone arrested for domestic assault or criminal violation of an order of protection or restraining order. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Fiscal Summary for HB3510 / *SB3803Increase Local Expenditures* - Less Than $100,000 Bill Summary for HB3510 / *SB3803 Subject to certain circumstances, present law authorizes law enforcement officers to issue a citation in lieu of keeping a person who is arrested for a misdemeanor in continued custody and taking the person before a magistrate. The authorization to issue a citation in lieu of continued custody does not apply to DUI offenses. This bill prohibits issuance of a citation in lieu of the continued custody of someone arrested for domestic assault or criminal violation [...]

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