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| 2 | 2 | HOUSE BILL 850 | |
| 3 | 3 | By Reneau | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | SENATE BILL 1032 | |
| 6 | 6 | By Bowling | |
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| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | SB1032 | |
| 10 | 10 | 002596 | |
| 11 | 11 | - 1 - | |
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| 13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; | |
| 14 | 14 | Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 44, | |
| 15 | 15 | relative to searches. | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 3, is amended by adding | |
| 19 | 19 | the following as a new section: | |
| 20 | 20 | (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an official who is employed or | |
| 21 | 21 | contracted by the federal government, the state government, or a local government | |
| 22 | 22 | within this state, or an agency or department thereof, including a peace officer, | |
| 23 | 23 | inspector, and wildlife official, shall, prior to entering private property to conduct a | |
| 24 | 24 | search, obtain a search warrant, as described in ยง 40-6-106, that identifies the person or | |
| 25 | 25 | property that is the subject of the search. | |
| 26 | 26 | (b) An official is not required to obtain a search warrant pursuant to subsection | |
| 27 | 27 | (a) if a judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement exists at the time of the | |
| 28 | 28 | search. | |
| 29 | 29 | (c) An official who knowingly fails to obtain a search warrant when a search | |
| 30 | 30 | warrant is required by this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |