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SB 859 In Committee

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.

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HOUSE BILL 931

By Towns

SENATE BILL 859

By Taylor

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39,

Chapter 11 and Title 40, relative to self-defense.

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