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| 9 | 9 | | HB0588 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 000907 |
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| 11 | 11 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 |
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| 15 | 15 | | and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses. |
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| 17 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-134, is amended by adding |
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| 19 | 19 | | the following as a new subsection (b) and redesignating the existing subsection (b) accordingly: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) It is an offense for a person to knowingly and with the intent to |
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| 22 | 22 | | conceal or misrepresent the identity of a firearm or antique firearm to: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (A) Alter, cover, deface, destroy, or remove the permanent serial |
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| 24 | 24 | | number, manufacturer's identification plate, or another permanent |
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| 25 | 25 | | distinguishing number from a firearm or antique firearm; or |
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| 26 | 26 | | (B) Sell, purchase, or possess such a firearm or antique firearm. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class E felony, punishable by a |
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| 28 | 28 | | mandatory minimum sentence of one hundred eighty (180) days incarceration. |
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| 29 | 29 | | The defendant is not eligible for release from confinement until the defendant has |
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| 30 | 30 | | served the entire one-hundred-eighty-day mandatory minimum sentence. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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