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2019 TN H.B. 2716

Title - HOUSE BILL 2716

Law Number - 2019 TN H.B. 2716

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Increases, from $800 to $1,000, the pay supplement a police officer is entitled to receive in 2020 upon successful completion of 40 hours of in-service training.

2019 TN H 2893

Title - Racial Profiling Prevention Training Act

Law Number - 2019 TN H 2893

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Law enforcement officers shall not use a person's race or ethnicity to form probable cause or reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle but may use a person's race or ethnicity to confirm a previously obtained description of a suspect. Each state and local ...

Law enforcement officers shall not use a person’s race or ethnicity to form probable cause or reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle but may use a person’s race or ethnicity to confirm a previously obtained description of a suspect.

Each state and local law enforcement agency shall adopt a policy and implement an annual training program regarding racial profiling that provides and instructs that a law enforcement officer shall not use a person’s race or ethnicity to confirm a previously obtained description of a suspect.

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2019 TN S.B. 2368

Title - SENATE BILL 2368

Law Number - 2019 TN S.B. 2368

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Requires that a hearing requested by a police officer who has been dismissed, demoted, suspended, or transferred for punitive reasons be set within 21 calendar days following the request, rather than 14 calendar days.

2019 TN H.B. 2388

Title - HOUSE BILL 2388

Law Number - 2019 TN H.B. 2388

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Prohibits law enforcement from altering a photograph of a suspect prior to presenting the photograph to a witness as part of a police lineup,prohibits the admission of an identification that resulted from a police lineup using an altered photograph.

2019 TN H 2167

Title - Traffic Violations Data Collection

Law Number - 2019 TN H 2167

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Extends the applicability of the Racial Profiling Prevention Act,requires law enforcement agencies to collect and report certain data on persons stopped for traffic violations,makes other related revisions.

2019 TN H.B. 2291

Title - HOUSE BILL 2291

Law Number - 2019 TN H.B. 2291

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Requires that a hearing requested by a police officer who has been dismissed, demoted, suspended, or transferred for punitive reasons be set within 21 calendar days following the request, Rather than 14 calendar days.

2019 TN S.B. 1836

Title - HOUSE BILL 1836

Law Number - 2019 TN S.B. 1836

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Prohibits law enforcement from altering a photograph of a suspect prior to presenting the photograph to a witness as part of a police lineup,prohibits the admission of an identification that resulted from a police lineup using an altered photograph.

2019 TN H 1831

Title - HOUSE BILL 1831

Law Number - 2019 TN H 1831

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Requires a law enforcement agency with a population of more than 500,000 according to the 2010 or after federal census shall: (1) Issue a law enforcement body camera to each law enforcement officer employed by the agency while the officer is on duty,and ...

Requires a law enforcement agency with a population of more than 500,000 according to the 2010 or after federal census shall:
(1) Issue a law enforcement body camera to each law enforcement officer employed by the agency while the officer is on duty,and

(2) Equip each patrol car used by the law enforcement agency with an audio and video recording device.

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2019 TN S 1802

Title - HOUSE BILL 1831

Law Number - 2019 TN S 1802

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As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency in Davidson County to purchase law enforcement recording devices for use by on-duty officers by February 10, 2021,creates a Class C felony of a law enforcement officer operating a law enforcement recording ...

As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency in Davidson County to purchase law enforcement recording devices for use by on-duty officers by February 10, 2021,creates a Class C felony of a law enforcement officer operating a law enforcement recording device in a manner that violates policies established by the agency issuing the device,creates a Class C felony of a law enforcement officer altering, destroying, or concealing any recording from a law enforcement recording device. – Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7,Title 38, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 16.

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2019 TN H.B. 1573

Title - HOUSE BILL 1573

Law Number - 2019 TN H.B. 1573

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Directs the Post Commission to study and make recommendations on how vehicle drivers and passengers should behave when stopped by a police officer,requires the Department of Safety to include the recommendations in the driver license manual and on the Dep...

Directs the Post Commission to study and make recommendations on how vehicle drivers and passengers should behave when stopped by a police officer,requires the Department of Safety to include the recommendations in the driver license manual and on the Department’s website.

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2019 TN S.B. 1554

Title - SENATE BILL 1554

Law Number - 2019 TN S.B. 1554

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Directs the post commission to study and make recommendations on how vehicle drivers and passengers should behave when stopped by a police officer,requires the department of safety to include the recommendations in the driver license manual and on the dep...

Directs the post commission to study and make recommendations on how vehicle drivers and passengers should behave when stopped by a police officer,requires the department of safety to include the recommendations in the driver license manual and on the departments website.

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