· TN legislature · 114

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that a person using force intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury from within the person's residence or dwelling is presumed to have acted in self-defense when that force is used against an individual armed with a deadly weapon who is unlawfully present on the person's property and outside of the enclosed structure of the person's residence or dwelling. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11 and Title 40.

Sponsor

Joe Towns (D-TN)

Introduced

2025-02-04

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 3