Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide specific details on how the bill will be implemented or enforced beyond making the offense ineligible for probation.
Changes to Sentencing for Sexual Battery by Authority Figures
This bill changes Tennessee law so that people who commit sexual battery by an authority figure are ineligible for probation.
What This Bill Does
- Adds a new rule stating that someone who commits sexual battery by an authority figure is not eligible for probation.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who commit sexual battery by an authority figure will be affected because they cannot get probation anymore.
- Courts and judges in Tennessee will have new rules to follow when sentencing people for this type of crime.
Terms To Know
- Probation
- A sentence where a person convicted of a crime does not go to jail but must follow certain rules set by the court.
- Authority figure
- Someone in a position of power or trust, like a teacher or coach, who has control over others.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify what happens to people already on probation for this crime before the new rule takes effect.
- It is unclear how much more it will cost the state to incarcerate these offenders instead of giving them probation.