Bill Sponsors: TN SB1694 | 2017-2018 | 110th General Assembly

Bill Title: As enacted, increases, from $400 to $1,500, the minimum property damage threshold for which a motor vehicle accident requires a written report to be filed with the department of safety, except in cases of damage to state or local government property; increases, from $500 to $1,500, the property damage threshold differentiating a Class B misdemeanor from a Class A misdemeanor for the offense of leaving the scene of an accident. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 12.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-19 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 555 [SB1694 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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Senator Jon Lundberg [R]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-004FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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