Amends TCA Title 39.
Under this bill, if a minor uses force intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury, then there will be a presumption that the minor holds a reasonable belief that the use of force is immediately necessary to avoid imminent death or serious bodily injury if the force is against a person who is committing a sexual offense against the minor or is patronizing prostitution from the minor. The applicable sexual offenses are those offenses described in the following parts and sections of the Tennessee code:<br /> <br /> (1) Title 39, chapter 13, part 5, which includes offenses such as rape and sexual battery;<br /> (2) Title 39, chapter 17, part 10, which includes offenses such as sexual exploitation of minor; and<br /> (3) Trafficking a person for a commercial sex act.<br /> <br />
Under this bill, if a minor uses force intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury, then there will be a presumption that the minor holds a reasonable belief that the use of force is immediately necessary to avoid imminent death or serious bodily injury if the force is against a person who is committing a sexual offense against the minor or is patronizing prostitution from the minor. The applicable sexual offenses are those offenses described in the following parts and sections of the Tennessee code:<br /> <br /> (1) Title 39, chapter 13, part 5, which includes offenses such as rape and sexual battery;<br /> (2) Title 39, chapter 17, part 10, which includes offenses such as sexual exploitation of minor; and<br /> (3) Trafficking a person for a commercial sex act.<br /> <br />
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