HB1441

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal impersonation.

Introduced·6/27/25

Tennessee HB1441 amends criminal impersonation laws, increasing penalties for impersonating law enforcement officers.

Tennessee HB1441 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Title 39, and Title 40 to revise penalties for criminal impersonation. It increases the maximum fine for criminal impersonation to five thousand dollars ($5,000). Specifically, impersonating a law enforcement officer while committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence is now a Class E felony. The bill also makes impersonating a law enforcement officer while operating a motor vehicle a Class A misdemeanor. This act will take effect on July 1, 2026.

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History

Mar 25

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Mar 18

House

Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

Mar 18

House

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026