Amends TCA Title 39.
Tennessee HB0856 amends Title 39 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to expand the justification for using deadly force in defense of property. The bill allows individuals to use deadly force to protect property under certain circumstances, including when they believe such force is immediately necessary to prevent or terminate trespass, theft, or other property crimes. It also revises the definition of "deadly force" and permits private citizens making a citizen's arrest to use or threaten deadly force for property protection as authorized by the bill.
Tennessee HB0856 amends Title 39 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to expand the justification for using deadly force in defense of property. The bill allows individuals to use deadly force to protect property under certain circumstances, including when they believe such force is immediately necessary to prevent or terminate trespass, theft, or other property crimes. It also revises the definition of "deadly force" and permits private citizens making a citizen's arrest to use or threaten deadly force for property protection as authorized by the bill.
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