SENATE BILL 1400
By Roberts
HOUSE BILL 1204
By Kumar
HB1204
002840
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39
and Title 55, relative to driving under the influence
of an intoxicant.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-406(e)(3)(A)(iv), is amended
by adding the following at the end of the subdivision:
A law enforcement officer may assist a qualified practitioner in using reasonable force to
obtain the sample of blood from the operator.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-407(a)(1), is amended by
deleting "One (1) year" and substituting "One (1) year and six (6) months".
SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare
requiring it. Section 2 of this act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.