SB3987 - Tennessee - Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill HB3991. Criminal Offenses - Creates new Class E and D felony offenses of assault on law enforcement officer; and Class B felony offense of aggravated assault on law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB3987 / HB3991Increase State Expenditures - $1,403,400/Incarceration* Decrease Local Revenue - Less than $100,000 Decrease Local Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000 Bill Summary for *SB3987 / HB3991 This bill creates the criminal offense of assault on a law enforcement officer. Assault on a law enforcement officer would be committed when: (1) A person commits an assault; (2) The victim is a law enforcement officer; and (3) The officer was acting in performance of such officer's duties or exhibiting evidence of such officer's status, or was known or reasonably [...]

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