Criminal Offenses

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about which titles are updated or how the bill takes effect, only that it allows for electronic submissions.

Changes to Criminal Offense Reporting

This bill allows reports about certain offenses within penal institutions to be sent electronically.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the warden or chief administrative officer's report of certain offenses within a penal institution to be submitted electronically.

Who It Names or Affects

• Warden or chief administrative officers in penal institutions
• District attorney generals who receive reports about offenses within penal institutions

Terms To Know

Penal institution

A place where people are held as punishment for crimes, such as a prison.

Warden or chief administrative officer

The person in charge of managing and overseeing the operations of a penal institution.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how electronic reports should be submitted or what format they must follow.
• It is unclear if this change will apply to all types of offenses reported within penal institutions.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2342
By Harris
HB2342
012262
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38;
Title 39; Title 40; Title 55; Title 64 and Title 65,
relative to criminal offenses.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-16-202(a)(1), is amended by
adding the following at the end of the subdivision:
The report may be submitted electronically.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.