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This bill, known as the "Voyeurism Victims Act," amends several Tennessee legal codes to provide expanded protections and legal recourse for victims of observation without consent and unlawful photography. The bill adds new definitions, such as defining "disseminate" as transferring, publishing, or making something accessible, and creates new categories of victims including "observation without consent victim" and "unlawful photography victim." It expands the legal provisions related to domestic abuse protective orders to include these new victim categories, allowing them to seek legal relief if they have been subjected to, threatened with, or placed in fear of observation without consent or unlawful photography. The bill also modifies the statute of limitations for these crimes, specifically stating that the time limit is paused (tolled) during any period when the defendant is actively concealing the crime, and the statute begins running again when the victim discovers the crime. Most sections of the bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law, with Sections 1 and 2 specifically taking effect on July 1, 2025. The comprehensive changes aim to provide stronger legal protections and pathways to justice for victims of invasive and non-consensual visual recording or observation.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0335&ga=114