Amends TCA Title 39.
ON MARCH 20, 2023, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1219, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to make the following changes to present law relative to rape and incest: (1) Provides that, if the victim is at least 13 but less than 18, then the rape is still a Class B felony but the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender. However, this amendment allows the sentence imposed upon the defendant, if appropriate, to be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II; and (2) Provides that if the victim is a minor, then the incest is still a Class C felony but the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender. However, this amendment allows the sentence imposed upon the defendant, if appropriate, to be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II.
ON MARCH 20, 2023, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1219, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to make the following changes to present law relative to rape and incest: (1) Provides that, if the victim is at least 13 but less than 18, then the rape is still a Class B felony but the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender. However, this amendment allows the sentence imposed upon the defendant, if appropriate, to be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II; and (2) Provides that if the victim is a minor, then the incest is still a Class C felony but the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender. However, this amendment allows the sentence imposed upon the defendant, if appropriate, to be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II.
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