HB3761 - Tennessee: Motor Vehicles, Police, Tort Liability And Reform

Companion Bill SB3908. Tort Liability and Reform - Specifies that a law enforcement officer's lawful pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of any law or ordinance when such violator flees from such pursuit is not a negligent act. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-108. Fiscal Summary for *HB3761 / SB3908State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Local Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3761 / SB3908 Present law provides that the fact that law enforcement personnel pursue an actual or suspected violator of a law or ordinance who flees from pursuit does not render the law enforcement personnel, or the employers of such personnel, liable for injuries to a third party proximately caused by the fleeing party, unless the conduct of the law enforcement personnel was negligent and such negligence was a proximate [...]

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