Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes from the offense of violation of a protective order or restraining order the requirement that the person violating the order must have had an opportunity to appear and be heard in connection with the order of protection or restraining order and that the court must have made specific findings of fact in the order that the person committed a certain offense. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

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The legislation deletes language that currently requires a violator to have had an opportunity to appear and be heard, and that the court must make specific findings of fact, before a violation of a protective or restraining order is punishable. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 36 and Title 39 by removing the referenced subsections. The change would make it easier to prosecute protective‑order violations, affecting victims, alleged violators, and the courts.

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