SB1318113th GA (Historical)Introduced

Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55, Chapter 10.

This bill enacts the Silas Gable Flatt Law, which provides that it is an offense for a person to knowingly provide a motor vehicle to another person who the provider knows or reasonably should know: (1) Is under the influence of an intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, substance affecting the central nervous system, or a combination of any of these; or (2) Is a person whose driver license has been suspended or revoked by a court due to an alcohol or drug related driving offense, unless the person receiving the motor vehicle has been granted a restricted driver license and the motor vehicle is provided for a purpose permissible under the court order granting the restricted driver license. This bill provides that a person who commits either offense commits a Class A misdemeanor. If the violation is a person's first violation, then the person must be sentenced to a minimum of 48 hours of incarceration. If the violation is a person's second violation, then the person must be sentenced to a minimum of 72 hours of incarceration. If the violation is a person's third violation, then the person must be sentenced to a minimum of seven consecutive days of incarceration.

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Overview

This bill enacts the Silas Gable Flatt Law, which provides that it is an offense for a person to knowingly provide a motor vehicle to another person who the provider knows or reasonably should know: (1) Is under the influence of an intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, drug, substance affecting the central nervous system, or a combination of any of these; or (2) Is a person whose driver license has been suspended or revoked by a court due to an alcohol or drug related driving offense, unless the person receiving the motor vehicle has been granted a restricted driver license and the motor vehicle is provided for a purpose permissible under the court order granting the restricted driver license. This bill provides that a person who commits either offense commits a Class A misdemeanor. If the violation is a person's first violation, then the person must be sentenced to a minimum of 48 hours of incarceration. If the violation is a person's second violation, then the person must be sentenced to a minimum of 72 hours of incarceration. If the violation is a person's third violation, then the person must be sentenced to a minimum of seven consecutive days of incarceration.

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Details
Session

113th General Assembly

Introduced

January 31, 2023

Subjects
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SB1318: Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55, Chapter 10. | LegisGo