HOUSE BILL NO. 983

By Representative Buck

Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 843

By Senators Ramsey, Person, McNally

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to certain criminal offenses.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-16-702, is amended by designating the existing language as subsection (b)(1) and by adding the following new (b)(2):

(2) Perjury committed on an application for a handgun carry permit under Tennessee Code Annotated, 39-17-1351 is a Class E felony. Each such application for a handgun carry permit shall clearly state in bold face type directly above the signature line that an applicant who, with intent to deceive, makes any false statement on such application is guilty of the felony offense of perjury.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.