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Bill Title: As enacted, increases the penalty for patronizing a prostitute under age 18 from a Class E felony to a Class A felony; increases the penalty for patronizing a prostitute with an intellectual disability from a Class E felony to a Class B felony; specifies that it is not a defense that the subject of the offense is a law enforcement officer or that the victim of the offense is a minor who consented to the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-03 - Pub. Ch. 957 [SB1815 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2013-SB1815-Draft.pdf

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