Bill Title: As introduced, increases the penalty for knowingly making a false report of child abuse or child sexual abuse from a Class E felony to a Class D felony if at the time the report is made the defendant is a party in a custody or visitation determination, the custody or visitation determination involves the person against whom the report is made, and the report is made for the purpose of delay or to gain advantage in the custody or visitation determination. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6; Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 15.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-04 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. [SB1721 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Dewayne Bunch [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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